Best Time to Drive from Haverhill to Boston

Right now (9:17 pm EDT): about 36 minutes via I-93 South and I-495 South, usually 39 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Haverhill 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	35	46	58	62	50	42	39	42	40	49	53	48	49	44	37	36	38
Tue	35	51	69	81	66	49	40	39	39	51	57	56	61	51	38	37	37
Wed	35	47	66	78	66	48	41	39	40	53	60	60	62	54	39	37	38
Thu	35	47	63	72	61	47	41	39	42	54	63	59	61	56	40	37	38
Fri	35	40	46	45	42	40	41	41	46	56	56	55	51	46	41	37	37
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	40	41	44	43	44	46	45	44	43	39	37	37
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	37	39	43	44	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Haverhill to Boston (via I-93 South and I-495 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 81 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Haverhill 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 Haverhill to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 35 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Haverhill to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (24 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Haverhill (return trip) · Haverhill 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	35	46	58	62	50	42	39	42	40	49	53	48	49	44	37	36	38
Tue	35	51	69	81	66	49	40	39	39	51	57	56	61	51	38	37	37
Wed	35	47	66	78	66	48	41	39	40	53	60	60	62	54	39	37	38
Thu	35	47	63	72	61	47	41	39	42	54	63	59	61	56	40	37	38
Fri	35	40	46	45	42	40	41	41	46	56	56	55	51	46	41	37	37
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	40	41	44	43	44	46	45	44	43	39	37	37
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	37	39	43	44	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	62	50	42	39	42	40	49	53	48	49	44	37	36	38
Tue	35	51	69	81	66	49	40	39	39	51	57	56	61	51	38	37	37
Wed	35	47	66	78	66	48	41	39	40	53	60	60	62	54	39	37	38
Thu	35	47	63	72	61	47	41	39	42	54	63	59	61	56	40	37	38
Fri	35	40	46	45	42	40	41	41	46	56	56	55	51	46	41	37	37
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	40	41	44	43	44	46	45	44	43	39	37	37
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	37	39	43	44	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	62	50	42	39	42	40	49	53	48	49	44	37	36	38
Tue	35	51	69	81	66	49	40	39	39	51	57	56	61	51	38	37	37
Wed	35	47	66	78	66	48	41	39	40	53	60	60	62	54	39	37	38
Thu	35	47	63	72	61	47	41	39	42	54	63	59	61	56	40	37	38
Fri	35	40	46	45	42	40	41	41	46	56	56	55	51	46	41	37	37
Sat	34	34	34	35	36	40	41	44	43	44	46	45	44	43	39	37	37
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	37	39	43	44	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	38