Best Time to Drive from Gloucester to Boston

Right now (9:06 pm EST): about 41 minutes via I-93 South and MA-128 South, usually 42 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Gloucester 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	39	48	64	69	57	46	42	46	44	53	62	60	62	51	41	41	42
Tue	39	53	80	91	72	54	45	44	45	56	68	69	76	59	43	42	42
Wed	39	48	73	86	74	54	45	44	44	58	73	74	75	61	44	42	42
Thu	39	48	72	80	67	52	45	44	47	64	73	76	76	62	45	42	43
Fri	39	43	51	52	47	44	46	47	50	62	67	71	62	54	46	42	42
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	43	45	49	50	51	53	55	53	52	46	43	41
Sun	40	38	38	38	39	41	44	48	50	50	50	48	48	47	44	42	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Gloucester to Boston (via I-93 South and MA-128 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gloucester 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 Gloucester to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 39 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gloucester to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (18 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (6 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Gloucester (return trip) · Gloucester to Worcester · Gloucester to Providence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	64	69	57	46	42	46	44	53	62	60	62	51	41	41	42
Tue	39	53	80	91	72	54	45	44	45	56	68	69	76	59	43	42	42
Wed	39	48	73	86	74	54	45	44	44	58	73	74	75	61	44	42	42
Thu	39	48	72	80	67	52	45	44	47	64	73	76	76	62	45	42	43
Fri	39	43	51	52	47	44	46	47	50	62	67	71	62	54	46	42	42
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	43	45	49	50	51	53	55	53	52	46	43	41
Sun	40	38	38	38	39	41	44	48	50	50	50	48	48	47	44	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	64	69	57	46	42	46	44	53	62	60	62	51	41	41	42
Tue	39	53	80	91	72	54	45	44	45	56	68	69	76	59	43	42	42
Wed	39	48	73	86	74	54	45	44	44	58	73	74	75	61	44	42	42
Thu	39	48	72	80	67	52	45	44	47	64	73	76	76	62	45	42	43
Fri	39	43	51	52	47	44	46	47	50	62	67	71	62	54	46	42	42
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	43	45	49	50	51	53	55	53	52	46	43	41
Sun	40	38	38	38	39	41	44	48	50	50	50	48	48	47	44	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	64	69	57	46	42	46	44	53	62	60	62	51	41	41	42
Tue	39	53	80	91	72	54	45	44	45	56	68	69	76	59	43	42	42
Wed	39	48	73	86	74	54	45	44	44	58	73	74	75	61	44	42	42
Thu	39	48	72	80	67	52	45	44	47	64	73	76	76	62	45	42	43
Fri	39	43	51	52	47	44	46	47	50	62	67	71	62	54	46	42	42
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	43	45	49	50	51	53	55	53	52	46	43	41
Sun	40	38	38	38	39	41	44	48	50	50	50	48	48	47	44	42	42