Best Time to Drive from Gardner to South Boston

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 177 minutes via I-90 East and MA-2 East, usually 100 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	97	121	122	113	105	102	104	110	112	120	124	117	106	98	98	102
Tue	88	101	138	141	136	120	109	106	109	115	128	141	133	119	101	99	98
Wed	88	100	132	142	133	120	113	111	115	123	136	148	139	121	102	101	105
Thu	89	100	133	137	129	116	110	110	118	128	145	150	139	122	103	100	105
Fri	88	94	104	108	107	109	110	112	120	135	151	150	137	117	103	99	100
Sat	88	87	90	92	94	99	105	110	112	114	114	111	108	102	98	97	97
Sun	89	87	87	88	91	95	100	106	108	108	107	105	102	100	97	97	104

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 151 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. 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 (114 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 151 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 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardner to South Boston?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 151 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 · Gardner to Worcester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	97	121	122	113	105	102	104	110	112	120	124	117	106	98	98	102
Tue	88	101	138	141	136	120	109	106	109	115	128	141	133	119	101	99	98
Wed	88	100	132	142	133	120	113	111	115	123	136	148	139	121	102	101	105
Thu	89	100	133	137	129	116	110	110	118	128	145	150	139	122	103	100	105
Fri	88	94	104	108	107	109	110	112	120	135	151	150	137	117	103	99	100
Sat	88	87	90	92	94	99	105	110	112	114	114	111	108	102	98	97	97
Sun	89	87	87	88	91	95	100	106	108	108	107	105	102	100	97	97	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	97	121	122	113	105	102	104	110	112	120	124	117	106	98	98	102
Tue	88	101	138	141	136	120	109	106	109	115	128	141	133	119	101	99	98
Wed	88	100	132	142	133	120	113	111	115	123	136	148	139	121	102	101	105
Thu	89	100	133	137	129	116	110	110	118	128	145	150	139	122	103	100	105
Fri	88	94	104	108	107	109	110	112	120	135	151	150	137	117	103	99	100
Sat	88	87	90	92	94	99	105	110	112	114	114	111	108	102	98	97	97
Sun	89	87	87	88	91	95	100	106	108	108	107	105	102	100	97	97	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	97	121	122	113	105	102	104	110	112	120	124	117	106	98	98	102
Tue	88	101	138	141	136	120	109	106	109	115	128	141	133	119	101	99	98
Wed	88	100	132	142	133	120	113	111	115	123	136	148	139	121	102	101	105
Thu	89	100	133	137	129	116	110	110	118	128	145	150	139	122	103	100	105
Fri	88	94	104	108	107	109	110	112	120	135	151	150	137	117	103	99	100
Sat	88	87	90	92	94	99	105	110	112	114	114	111	108	102	98	97	97
Sun	89	87	87	88	91	95	100	106	108	108	107	105	102	100	97	97	104