Best Time to Drive from Leominster to Boston

Right now (8:47 pm EDT): about 62 minutes via I-495 North and I-93 South, usually 60 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Leominster 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	62	75	87	84	74	64	66	66	66	76	79	77	77	65	59	60	62
Tue	62	84	105	108	88	70	64	63	65	78	84	89	91	70	61	60	60
Wed	62	76	100	104	86	76	67	65	66	82	92	93	92	72	61	61	62
Thu	61	78	98	98	84	72	65	65	71	87	94	103	100	77	64	60	61
Fri	59	67	72	69	66	65	68	72	83	94	99	97	86	72	64	59	60
Sat	57	57	57	58	61	63	69	70	74	73	71	69	66	65	60	59	59
Sun	58	56	56	56	58	59	64	68	67	68	66	64	62	62	60	60	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Leominster to Boston (via I-495 North and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Leominster 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 Leominster to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 59 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Leominster to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (27 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (26 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Leominster (return trip) · Leominster 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	62	75	87	84	74	64	66	66	66	76	79	77	77	65	59	60	62
Tue	62	84	105	108	88	70	64	63	65	78	84	89	91	70	61	60	60
Wed	62	76	100	104	86	76	67	65	66	82	92	93	92	72	61	61	62
Thu	61	78	98	98	84	72	65	65	71	87	94	103	100	77	64	60	61
Fri	59	67	72	69	66	65	68	72	83	94	99	97	86	72	64	59	60
Sat	57	57	57	58	61	63	69	70	74	73	71	69	66	65	60	59	59
Sun	58	56	56	56	58	59	64	68	67	68	66	64	62	62	60	60	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	75	87	84	74	64	66	66	66	76	79	77	77	65	59	60	62
Tue	62	84	105	108	88	70	64	63	65	78	84	89	91	70	61	60	60
Wed	62	76	100	104	86	76	67	65	66	82	92	93	92	72	61	61	62
Thu	61	78	98	98	84	72	65	65	71	87	94	103	100	77	64	60	61
Fri	59	67	72	69	66	65	68	72	83	94	99	97	86	72	64	59	60
Sat	57	57	57	58	61	63	69	70	74	73	71	69	66	65	60	59	59
Sun	58	56	56	56	58	59	64	68	67	68	66	64	62	62	60	60	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	75	87	84	74	64	66	66	66	76	79	77	77	65	59	60	62
Tue	62	84	105	108	88	70	64	63	65	78	84	89	91	70	61	60	60
Wed	62	76	100	104	86	76	67	65	66	82	92	93	92	72	61	61	62
Thu	61	78	98	98	84	72	65	65	71	87	94	103	100	77	64	60	61
Fri	59	67	72	69	66	65	68	72	83	94	99	97	86	72	64	59	60
Sat	57	57	57	58	61	63	69	70	74	73	71	69	66	65	60	59	59
Sun	58	56	56	56	58	59	64	68	67	68	66	64	62	62	60	60	61