Best Time to Drive from Franklin to Boston

Right now (8:03 pm EDT): about 40 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 41 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Franklin to Boston 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	42	60	69	74	67	56	51	49	49	56	58	57	59	53	45	41	41
Tue	41	62	78	90	79	64	53	46	47	55	58	60	64	58	46	41	41
Wed	41	60	76	86	79	64	55	51	48	54	59	61	64	59	49	41	42
Thu	42	61	74	84	73	62	55	51	52	57	62	64	67	59	46	41	42
Fri	40	54	57	57	56	57	59	59	60	67	70	68	68	63	50	41	41
Sat	37	38	38	38	41	53	60	59	60	57	57	53	52	52	46	41	41
Sun	38	37	36	37	39	45	53	55	55	55	51	49	49	50	46	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Franklin to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Franklin to central Boston 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 Franklin to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Franklin to Boston?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 40 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Franklin to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (19 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Franklin (return trip) · Franklin to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	60	69	74	67	56	51	49	49	56	58	57	59	53	45	41	41
Tue	41	62	78	90	79	64	53	46	47	55	58	60	64	58	46	41	41
Wed	41	60	76	86	79	64	55	51	48	54	59	61	64	59	49	41	42
Thu	42	61	74	84	73	62	55	51	52	57	62	64	67	59	46	41	42
Fri	40	54	57	57	56	57	59	59	60	67	70	68	68	63	50	41	41
Sat	37	38	38	38	41	53	60	59	60	57	57	53	52	52	46	41	41
Sun	38	37	36	37	39	45	53	55	55	55	51	49	49	50	46	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	60	69	74	67	56	51	49	49	56	58	57	59	53	45	41	41
Tue	41	62	78	90	79	64	53	46	47	55	58	60	64	58	46	41	41
Wed	41	60	76	86	79	64	55	51	48	54	59	61	64	59	49	41	42
Thu	42	61	74	84	73	62	55	51	52	57	62	64	67	59	46	41	42
Fri	40	54	57	57	56	57	59	59	60	67	70	68	68	63	50	41	41
Sat	37	38	38	38	41	53	60	59	60	57	57	53	52	52	46	41	41
Sun	38	37	36	37	39	45	53	55	55	55	51	49	49	50	46	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	60	69	74	67	56	51	49	49	56	58	57	59	53	45	41	41
Tue	41	62	78	90	79	64	53	46	47	55	58	60	64	58	46	41	41
Wed	41	60	76	86	79	64	55	51	48	54	59	61	64	59	49	41	42
Thu	42	61	74	84	73	62	55	51	52	57	62	64	67	59	46	41	42
Fri	40	54	57	57	56	57	59	59	60	67	70	68	68	63	50	41	41
Sat	37	38	38	38	41	53	60	59	60	57	57	53	52	52	46	41	41
Sun	38	37	36	37	39	45	53	55	55	55	51	49	49	50	46	44	42