Best Time to Drive from Gardner to South Boston

Right now (8:51 pm EDT): about 92 minutes via I-90 East and MA-2 East, usually 105 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Gardner to South 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	88	96	118	119	113	106	101	104	112	114	121	123	117	106	99	99	101
Tue	88	100	140	143	136	121	110	105	109	116	129	144	134	120	102	100	99
Wed	88	100	131	143	134	123	113	109	115	125	135	147	139	121	101	100	103
Thu	89	100	133	138	130	117	109	110	119	129	145	152	141	122	103	100	107
Fri	88	95	104	109	108	109	111	112	122	136	148	148	135	116	102	98	99
Sat	88	87	90	92	94	99	105	110	113	114	114	111	108	102	98	97	99
Sun	89	87	87	88	91	94	98	106	108	108	105	104	100	99	97	99	105

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Gardner to South Boston (via I-90 East and MA-2 East) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (115 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (28 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardner to central South 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 Gardner to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Gardner to South Boston?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 88 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardner to South Boston?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (18 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	96	118	119	113	106	101	104	112	114	121	123	117	106	99	99	101
Tue	88	100	140	143	136	121	110	105	109	116	129	144	134	120	102	100	99
Wed	88	100	131	143	134	123	113	109	115	125	135	147	139	121	101	100	103
Thu	89	100	133	138	130	117	109	110	119	129	145	152	141	122	103	100	107
Fri	88	95	104	109	108	109	111	112	122	136	148	148	135	116	102	98	99
Sat	88	87	90	92	94	99	105	110	113	114	114	111	108	102	98	97	99
Sun	89	87	87	88	91	94	98	106	108	108	105	104	100	99	97	99	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	96	118	119	113	106	101	104	112	114	121	123	117	106	99	99	101
Tue	88	100	140	143	136	121	110	105	109	116	129	144	134	120	102	100	99
Wed	88	100	131	143	134	123	113	109	115	125	135	147	139	121	101	100	103
Thu	89	100	133	138	130	117	109	110	119	129	145	152	141	122	103	100	107
Fri	88	95	104	109	108	109	111	112	122	136	148	148	135	116	102	98	99
Sat	88	87	90	92	94	99	105	110	113	114	114	111	108	102	98	97	99
Sun	89	87	87	88	91	94	98	106	108	108	105	104	100	99	97	99	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	96	118	119	113	106	101	104	112	114	121	123	117	106	99	99	101
Tue	88	100	140	143	136	121	110	105	109	116	129	144	134	120	102	100	99
Wed	88	100	131	143	134	123	113	109	115	125	135	147	139	121	101	100	103
Thu	89	100	133	138	130	117	109	110	119	129	145	152	141	122	103	100	107
Fri	88	95	104	109	108	109	111	112	122	136	148	148	135	116	102	98	99
Sat	88	87	90	92	94	99	105	110	113	114	114	111	108	102	98	97	99
Sun	89	87	87	88	91	94	98	106	108	108	105	104	100	99	97	99	105