Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Quincy

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 80 minutes via I-90 East, usually 70 at this time.

Only 44% 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.

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Framingham to Quincy (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (46 minutes).

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 17 miles: 33 to 87 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Framingham to central Quincy (Faxon Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Framingham to Quincy 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	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	64	52	77	61	70	82	76	50	46	47
Tue	52	65	94	117	115	95	69	61	61	69	69	82	95	85	49	46	46
Wed	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Thu	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Fri	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46

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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 46 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham to Quincy?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (13 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	64	52	77	61	70	82	76	50	46	47
Tue	52	65	94	117	115	95	69	61	61	69	69	82	95	85	49	46	46
Wed	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Thu	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Fri	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	64	52	77	61	70	82	76	50	46	47
Tue	52	65	94	117	115	95	69	61	61	69	69	82	95	85	49	46	46
Wed	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Thu	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Fri	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	64	52	77	61	70	82	76	50	46	47
Tue	52	65	94	117	115	95	69	61	61	69	69	82	95	85	49	46	46
Wed	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Thu	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Fri	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46