Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Johnston to Boston
Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 64 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 69 at this time.
Only 73% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 76 | 92 | 104 | 102 | 88 | 81 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 65 | 66 |
| Tue | 77 | 99 | 127 | 119 | 103 | 86 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 84 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 81 | 67 | 65 | 67 |
| Wed | 76 | 96 | 121 | 117 | 101 | 86 | 79 | 75 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 83 | 68 | 66 | 69 |
| Thu | 77 | 97 | 118 | 112 | 97 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 83 | 68 | 67 | 70 |
| Fri | 72 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 95 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 89 | 70 | 65 | 67 |
| Sat | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 67 | 66 |
| Sun | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 67 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Johnston to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (87 minutes).
About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (12 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Johnston 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 Johnston to Boston?
On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Johnston to Boston?
The 58-mile drive usually takes 65 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Johnston to Boston?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-95 North in Boston (30 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)
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