Best Time to Drive from Lincoln to Boston

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 47 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 52 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lincoln 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	52	70	80	84	73	63	58	56	57	63	66	64	66	61	49	47	48
Tue	52	72	97	101	87	71	59	53	55	63	66	68	74	64	51	47	49
Wed	51	70	93	97	84	71	61	58	56	62	67	69	72	67	52	48	49
Thu	52	72	91	96	80	69	61	58	59	65	71	72	75	67	52	49	50
Fri	50	64	66	65	63	65	67	66	68	75	79	76	77	71	57	47	48
Sat	44	44	45	46	50	61	68	66	67	66	64	60	59	59	53	49	48
Sun	44	44	44	44	47	55	60	62	62	62	58	57	56	57	54	50	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Lincoln to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lincoln 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 Lincoln to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 47 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lincoln to Boston?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (27 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Lincoln (return trip) · Lincoln to Sacramento · Lincoln to Stockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	80	84	73	63	58	56	57	63	66	64	66	61	49	47	48
Tue	52	72	97	101	87	71	59	53	55	63	66	68	74	64	51	47	49
Wed	51	70	93	97	84	71	61	58	56	62	67	69	72	67	52	48	49
Thu	52	72	91	96	80	69	61	58	59	65	71	72	75	67	52	49	50
Fri	50	64	66	65	63	65	67	66	68	75	79	76	77	71	57	47	48
Sat	44	44	45	46	50	61	68	66	67	66	64	60	59	59	53	49	48
Sun	44	44	44	44	47	55	60	62	62	62	58	57	56	57	54	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	80	84	73	63	58	56	57	63	66	64	66	61	49	47	48
Tue	52	72	97	101	87	71	59	53	55	63	66	68	74	64	51	47	49
Wed	51	70	93	97	84	71	61	58	56	62	67	69	72	67	52	48	49
Thu	52	72	91	96	80	69	61	58	59	65	71	72	75	67	52	49	50
Fri	50	64	66	65	63	65	67	66	68	75	79	76	77	71	57	47	48
Sat	44	44	45	46	50	61	68	66	67	66	64	60	59	59	53	49	48
Sun	44	44	44	44	47	55	60	62	62	62	58	57	56	57	54	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	80	84	73	63	58	56	57	63	66	64	66	61	49	47	48
Tue	52	72	97	101	87	71	59	53	55	63	66	68	74	64	51	47	49
Wed	51	70	93	97	84	71	61	58	56	62	67	69	72	67	52	48	49
Thu	52	72	91	96	80	69	61	58	59	65	71	72	75	67	52	49	50
Fri	50	64	66	65	63	65	67	66	68	75	79	76	77	71	57	47	48
Sat	44	44	45	46	50	61	68	66	67	66	64	60	59	59	53	49	48
Sun	44	44	44	44	47	55	60	62	62	62	58	57	56	57	54	50	49