Best Time to Drive from Holden to Boston

Right now (3:48 am EDT): about 54 minutes via I-90 East and I-290 East, usually 54 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Holden 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	53	60	79	79	67	59	59	58	58	62	69	73	73	60	55	55	60
Tue	53	62	95	100	80	65	59	58	58	62	72	81	87	69	55	55	57
Wed	53	62	90	97	81	64	58	58	59	65	80	87	90	72	56	55	59
Thu	53	64	86	91	74	63	59	59	61	69	82	93	92	75	57	55	61
Fri	53	56	62	64	60	60	61	65	70	78	89	88	85	74	59	55	55
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	58	63	65	64	65	66	63	61	59	55	54	54
Sun	54	52	52	52	52	54	56	61	64	62	61	60	61	57	55	56	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Holden to Boston (via I-90 East and I-290 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 103 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Holden 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 Holden to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 53 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Holden to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (32 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (13 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	79	79	67	59	59	58	58	62	69	73	73	60	55	55	60
Tue	53	62	95	100	80	65	59	58	58	62	72	81	87	69	55	55	57
Wed	53	62	90	97	81	64	58	58	59	65	80	87	90	72	56	55	59
Thu	53	64	86	91	74	63	59	59	61	69	82	93	92	75	57	55	61
Fri	53	56	62	64	60	60	61	65	70	78	89	88	85	74	59	55	55
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	58	63	65	64	65	66	63	61	59	55	54	54
Sun	54	52	52	52	52	54	56	61	64	62	61	60	61	57	55	56	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	79	79	67	59	59	58	58	62	69	73	73	60	55	55	60
Tue	53	62	95	100	80	65	59	58	58	62	72	81	87	69	55	55	57
Wed	53	62	90	97	81	64	58	58	59	65	80	87	90	72	56	55	59
Thu	53	64	86	91	74	63	59	59	61	69	82	93	92	75	57	55	61
Fri	53	56	62	64	60	60	61	65	70	78	89	88	85	74	59	55	55
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	58	63	65	64	65	66	63	61	59	55	54	54
Sun	54	52	52	52	52	54	56	61	64	62	61	60	61	57	55	56	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	79	79	67	59	59	58	58	62	69	73	73	60	55	55	60
Tue	53	62	95	100	80	65	59	58	58	62	72	81	87	69	55	55	57
Wed	53	62	90	97	81	64	58	58	59	65	80	87	90	72	56	55	59
Thu	53	64	86	91	74	63	59	59	61	69	82	93	92	75	57	55	61
Fri	53	56	62	64	60	60	61	65	70	78	89	88	85	74	59	55	55
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	58	63	65	64	65	66	63	61	59	55	54	54
Sun	54	52	52	52	52	54	56	61	64	62	61	60	61	57	55	56	61