Best Time to Drive from Framingham Center to New Bedford

Right now (9:34 pm EDT): about 68 minutes via I-495 South and MA-140 South, usually 67 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Framingham Center to New Bedford by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	70	71	72	71	72	72	72	73	74	75	74	68	67	67	69
Tue	67	67	71	74	72	70	71	70	70	71	75	78	78	71	68	67	68
Wed	67	67	70	72	72	70	70	70	70	70	75	79	79	71	68	67	68
Thu	67	67	71	72	72	70	71	70	70	71	77	82	81	71	68	68	67
Fri	67	66	69	69	69	69	70	71	71	74	79	81	79	71	67	67	67
Sat	67	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	66	67	67
Sun	67	65	64	64	64	64	65	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	67	67	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Framingham Center to New Bedford (via I-495 South and MA-140 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2:30 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Framingham Center to central New Bedford along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Framingham Center to New Bedford?

On weekdays, leave before 2:30 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Framingham Center to New Bedford?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 66 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham Center to New Bedford?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (39 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	70	71	72	71	72	72	72	73	74	75	74	68	67	67	69
Tue	67	67	71	74	72	70	71	70	70	71	75	78	78	71	68	67	68
Wed	67	67	70	72	72	70	70	70	70	70	75	79	79	71	68	67	68
Thu	67	67	71	72	72	70	71	70	70	71	77	82	81	71	68	68	67
Fri	67	66	69	69	69	69	70	71	71	74	79	81	79	71	67	67	67
Sat	67	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	66	67	67
Sun	67	65	64	64	64	64	65	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	67	67	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	70	71	72	71	72	72	72	73	74	75	74	68	67	67	69
Tue	67	67	71	74	72	70	71	70	70	71	75	78	78	71	68	67	68
Wed	67	67	70	72	72	70	70	70	70	70	75	79	79	71	68	67	68
Thu	67	67	71	72	72	70	71	70	70	71	77	82	81	71	68	68	67
Fri	67	66	69	69	69	69	70	71	71	74	79	81	79	71	67	67	67
Sat	67	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	66	67	67
Sun	67	65	64	64	64	64	65	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	67	67	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	70	71	72	71	72	72	72	73	74	75	74	68	67	67	69
Tue	67	67	71	74	72	70	71	70	70	71	75	78	78	71	68	67	68
Wed	67	67	70	72	72	70	70	70	70	70	75	79	79	71	68	67	68
Thu	67	67	71	72	72	70	71	70	70	71	77	82	81	71	68	68	67
Fri	67	66	69	69	69	69	70	71	71	74	79	81	79	71	67	67	67
Sat	67	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	66	67	67
Sun	67	65	64	64	64	64	65	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	67	67	68