Best Time to Drive from Haverhill to Waltham

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 39 minutes via I-495 South and US-3 South and I-95 South, usually 40 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Haverhill to Waltham 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	38	43	52	60	48	41	42	42	42	46	50	52	53	43	40	40	42
Tue	38	45	60	76	65	45	42	42	41	47	55	58	58	46	40	40	42
Wed	38	45	59	73	60	45	42	42	43	49	56	58	60	47	40	40	42
Thu	38	45	57	66	56	44	42	42	43	50	58	59	60	49	41	40	42
Fri	38	41	45	45	43	42	43	43	46	53	57	52	49	44	40	40	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	42	43	43	43	42	41	39	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	38	38	38	39	43	43	42	43	42	40	40	40	41	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Haverhill to Waltham (via I-495 South and US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Haverhill to central Waltham 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Haverhill to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (17 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Waltham to Haverhill (return trip) · Haverhill to Boston · Haverhill to South Boston · Haverhill to Worcester · Haverhill to Providence · Haverhill to Lowell · Haverhill to Brockton · Haverhill to Quincy · Haverhill to Lynn · Haverhill to Newton · Haverhill to Pawtucket · Haverhill to Framingham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	52	60	48	41	42	42	42	46	50	52	53	43	40	40	42
Tue	38	45	60	76	65	45	42	42	41	47	55	58	58	46	40	40	42
Wed	38	45	59	73	60	45	42	42	43	49	56	58	60	47	40	40	42
Thu	38	45	57	66	56	44	42	42	43	50	58	59	60	49	41	40	42
Fri	38	41	45	45	43	42	43	43	46	53	57	52	49	44	40	40	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	42	43	43	43	42	41	39	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	38	38	38	39	43	43	42	43	42	40	40	40	41	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	52	60	48	41	42	42	42	46	50	52	53	43	40	40	42
Tue	38	45	60	76	65	45	42	42	41	47	55	58	58	46	40	40	42
Wed	38	45	59	73	60	45	42	42	43	49	56	58	60	47	40	40	42
Thu	38	45	57	66	56	44	42	42	43	50	58	59	60	49	41	40	42
Fri	38	41	45	45	43	42	43	43	46	53	57	52	49	44	40	40	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	42	43	43	43	42	41	39	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	38	38	38	39	43	43	42	43	42	40	40	40	41	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	43	52	60	48	41	42	42	42	46	50	52	53	43	40	40	42
Tue	38	45	60	76	65	45	42	42	41	47	55	58	58	46	40	40	42
Wed	38	45	59	73	60	45	42	42	43	49	56	58	60	47	40	40	42
Thu	38	45	57	66	56	44	42	42	43	50	58	59	60	49	41	40	42
Fri	38	41	45	45	43	42	43	43	46	53	57	52	49	44	40	40	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	42	43	43	43	42	41	39	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	38	38	38	39	43	43	42	43	42	40	40	40	41	42