Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Haverhill

Right now (3:50 am EST): about 56 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 74% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Framingham to Haverhill 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	54	55	63	71	67	59	58	57	56	62	77	81	77	62	54	54	56
Tue	55	55	67	81	74	64	60	57	57	64	85	94	91	74	57	55	58
Wed	54	55	68	78	76	67	60	60	57	67	88	98	93	75	56	55	57
Thu	55	55	66	74	73	63	60	59	59	73	100	110	102	82	59	54	57
Fri	53	54	57	59	59	59	63	69	74	92	109	105	89	69	57	55	55
Sat	53	51	52	52	52	56	62	64	65	62	60	59	57	55	53	53	53
Sun	53	52	51	51	51	51	53	56	59	56	55	53	54	54	54	54	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Framingham to Haverhill (via I-495 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Framingham to central Haverhill 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 to Haverhill?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Framingham to Haverhill?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 53 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham to Haverhill?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (23 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (20 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Haverhill to Framingham (return trip) · Framingham to Boston · Framingham to Cambridge · Framingham to Quincy · Framingham to Newton · Framingham to Waltham · Framingham to Worcester · Framingham to Lowell · Framingham to Burlington MA · Framingham to Woburn · Framingham to Braintree · Framingham to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	63	71	67	59	58	57	56	62	77	81	77	62	54	54	56
Tue	55	55	67	81	74	64	60	57	57	64	85	94	91	74	57	55	58
Wed	54	55	68	78	76	67	60	60	57	67	88	98	93	75	56	55	57
Thu	55	55	66	74	73	63	60	59	59	73	100	110	102	82	59	54	57
Fri	53	54	57	59	59	59	63	69	74	92	109	105	89	69	57	55	55
Sat	53	51	52	52	52	56	62	64	65	62	60	59	57	55	53	53	53
Sun	53	52	51	51	51	51	53	56	59	56	55	53	54	54	54	54	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	63	71	67	59	58	57	56	62	77	81	77	62	54	54	56
Tue	55	55	67	81	74	64	60	57	57	64	85	94	91	74	57	55	58
Wed	54	55	68	78	76	67	60	60	57	67	88	98	93	75	56	55	57
Thu	55	55	66	74	73	63	60	59	59	73	100	110	102	82	59	54	57
Fri	53	54	57	59	59	59	63	69	74	92	109	105	89	69	57	55	55
Sat	53	51	52	52	52	56	62	64	65	62	60	59	57	55	53	53	53
Sun	53	52	51	51	51	51	53	56	59	56	55	53	54	54	54	54	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	63	71	67	59	58	57	56	62	77	81	77	62	54	54	56
Tue	55	55	67	81	74	64	60	57	57	64	85	94	91	74	57	55	58
Wed	54	55	68	78	76	67	60	60	57	67	88	98	93	75	56	55	57
Thu	55	55	66	74	73	63	60	59	59	73	100	110	102	82	59	54	57
Fri	53	54	57	59	59	59	63	69	74	92	109	105	89	69	57	55	55
Sat	53	51	52	52	52	56	62	64	65	62	60	59	57	55	53	53	53
Sun	53	52	51	51	51	51	53	56	59	56	55	53	54	54	54	54	56