Best Time to Drive from Leominster to South Boston

Right now (10:03 pm EDT): about 80 minutes via I-90 East and MA-2 East, usually 80 at this time.

Only 48% 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

Minutes from Leominster 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	71	78	100	107	96	89	85	86	93	96	105	104	101	89	82	81	85
Tue	72	81	114	130	120	104	93	88	90	97	110	121	120	101	84	82	82
Wed	71	80	110	125	117	104	96	90	95	105	116	126	122	105	84	81	85
Thu	73	81	109	121	113	101	91	91	100	109	124	132	125	105	86	82	89
Fri	71	77	87	93	91	92	93	94	104	115	132	129	118	101	85	82	81
Sat	72	71	73	76	78	81	87	91	96	97	97	94	90	86	82	80	82
Sun	73	70	72	73	75	78	81	89	91	90	88	86	82	81	81	80	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Leominster to South Boston (via I-90 East and MA-2 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (23 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Leominster 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 Leominster to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 71 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Leominster to South Boston?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (18 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Boston to Leominster (return trip) · Leominster 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	71	78	100	107	96	89	85	86	93	96	105	104	101	89	82	81	85
Tue	72	81	114	130	120	104	93	88	90	97	110	121	120	101	84	82	82
Wed	71	80	110	125	117	104	96	90	95	105	116	126	122	105	84	81	85
Thu	73	81	109	121	113	101	91	91	100	109	124	132	125	105	86	82	89
Fri	71	77	87	93	91	92	93	94	104	115	132	129	118	101	85	82	81
Sat	72	71	73	76	78	81	87	91	96	97	97	94	90	86	82	80	82
Sun	73	70	72	73	75	78	81	89	91	90	88	86	82	81	81	80	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	100	107	96	89	85	86	93	96	105	104	101	89	82	81	85
Tue	72	81	114	130	120	104	93	88	90	97	110	121	120	101	84	82	82
Wed	71	80	110	125	117	104	96	90	95	105	116	126	122	105	84	81	85
Thu	73	81	109	121	113	101	91	91	100	109	124	132	125	105	86	82	89
Fri	71	77	87	93	91	92	93	94	104	115	132	129	118	101	85	82	81
Sat	72	71	73	76	78	81	87	91	96	97	97	94	90	86	82	80	82
Sun	73	70	72	73	75	78	81	89	91	90	88	86	82	81	81	80	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	100	107	96	89	85	86	93	96	105	104	101	89	82	81	85
Tue	72	81	114	130	120	104	93	88	90	97	110	121	120	101	84	82	82
Wed	71	80	110	125	117	104	96	90	95	105	116	126	122	105	84	81	85
Thu	73	81	109	121	113	101	91	91	100	109	124	132	125	105	86	82	89
Fri	71	77	87	93	91	92	93	94	104	115	132	129	118	101	85	82	81
Sat	72	71	73	76	78	81	87	91	96	97	97	94	90	86	82	80	82
Sun	73	70	72	73	75	78	81	89	91	90	88	86	82	81	81	80	88