Best Time to Drive from Haverhill to South Boston

Right now (9:17 pm EDT): about 41 minutes via I-93 South and I-495 South, usually 44 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Haverhill 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	40	53	65	68	56	48	45	49	48	66	72	62	63	51	42	42	43
Tue	40	58	77	89	74	56	46	45	47	73	78	76	80	62	45	42	43
Wed	40	54	75	86	73	55	48	45	48	74	81	80	80	66	46	43	44
Thu	40	55	72	80	68	54	48	46	53	76	82	79	79	66	49	44	44
Fri	40	46	53	52	48	46	48	49	61	73	71	68	61	53	47	43	43
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	46	48	52	51	51	54	53	50	50	46	43	42
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	45	49	50	52	51	49	47	47	45	43	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Haverhill to South Boston (via I-93 South and I-495 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Haverhill 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 Haverhill to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 40 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Haverhill to South Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (27 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Boston to Haverhill (return trip) · Haverhill 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	40	53	65	68	56	48	45	49	48	66	72	62	63	51	42	42	43
Tue	40	58	77	89	74	56	46	45	47	73	78	76	80	62	45	42	43
Wed	40	54	75	86	73	55	48	45	48	74	81	80	80	66	46	43	44
Thu	40	55	72	80	68	54	48	46	53	76	82	79	79	66	49	44	44
Fri	40	46	53	52	48	46	48	49	61	73	71	68	61	53	47	43	43
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	46	48	52	51	51	54	53	50	50	46	43	42
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	45	49	50	52	51	49	47	47	45	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	53	65	68	56	48	45	49	48	66	72	62	63	51	42	42	43
Tue	40	58	77	89	74	56	46	45	47	73	78	76	80	62	45	42	43
Wed	40	54	75	86	73	55	48	45	48	74	81	80	80	66	46	43	44
Thu	40	55	72	80	68	54	48	46	53	76	82	79	79	66	49	44	44
Fri	40	46	53	52	48	46	48	49	61	73	71	68	61	53	47	43	43
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	46	48	52	51	51	54	53	50	50	46	43	42
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	45	49	50	52	51	49	47	47	45	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	53	65	68	56	48	45	49	48	66	72	62	63	51	42	42	43
Tue	40	58	77	89	74	56	46	45	47	73	78	76	80	62	45	42	43
Wed	40	54	75	86	73	55	48	45	48	74	81	80	80	66	46	43	44
Thu	40	55	72	80	68	54	48	46	53	76	82	79	79	66	49	44	44
Fri	40	46	53	52	48	46	48	49	61	73	71	68	61	53	47	43	43
Sat	39	39	40	40	42	46	48	52	51	51	54	53	50	50	46	43	42
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	43	45	49	50	52	51	49	47	47	45	43	43