Best Time to Drive from Gloucester to Boston

Right now (8:03 pm EDT): about 42 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	62	68	55	47	43	46	45	54	62	59	61	51	41	41	42
Tue	38	53	80	90	73	55	45	45	44	57	68	70	74	58	43	42	42
Wed	39	48	72	86	72	54	45	44	44	59	73	74	76	61	44	42	43
Thu	39	48	69	80	67	51	45	44	48	64	73	74	73	61	45	42	43
Fri	39	43	50	51	46	44	45	47	51	63	68	70	61	54	46	42	42
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	44	45	49	50	51	54	55	53	50	45	43	41
Sun	39	38	38	38	39	41	44	47	49	50	49	47	47	46	44	42	43

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 38 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. 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. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 38 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gloucester to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 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

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Boston to Gloucester (return trip)

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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	62	68	55	47	43	46	45	54	62	59	61	51	41	41	42
Tue	38	53	80	90	73	55	45	45	44	57	68	70	74	58	43	42	42
Wed	39	48	72	86	72	54	45	44	44	59	73	74	76	61	44	42	43
Thu	39	48	69	80	67	51	45	44	48	64	73	74	73	61	45	42	43
Fri	39	43	50	51	46	44	45	47	51	63	68	70	61	54	46	42	42
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	44	45	49	50	51	54	55	53	50	45	43	41
Sun	39	38	38	38	39	41	44	47	49	50	49	47	47	46	44	42	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	62	68	55	47	43	46	45	54	62	59	61	51	41	41	42
Tue	38	53	80	90	73	55	45	45	44	57	68	70	74	58	43	42	42
Wed	39	48	72	86	72	54	45	44	44	59	73	74	76	61	44	42	43
Thu	39	48	69	80	67	51	45	44	48	64	73	74	73	61	45	42	43
Fri	39	43	50	51	46	44	45	47	51	63	68	70	61	54	46	42	42
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	44	45	49	50	51	54	55	53	50	45	43	41
Sun	39	38	38	38	39	41	44	47	49	50	49	47	47	46	44	42	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	62	68	55	47	43	46	45	54	62	59	61	51	41	41	42
Tue	38	53	80	90	73	55	45	45	44	57	68	70	74	58	43	42	42
Wed	39	48	72	86	72	54	45	44	44	59	73	74	76	61	44	42	43
Thu	39	48	69	80	67	51	45	44	48	64	73	74	73	61	45	42	43
Fri	39	43	50	51	46	44	45	47	51	63	68	70	61	54	46	42	42
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	44	45	49	50	51	54	55	53	50	45	43	41
Sun	39	38	38	38	39	41	44	47	49	50	49	47	47	46	44	42	43