Best Time to Drive from Malden to Quincy

Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 24 minutes via I-93 South, usually 24 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Malden to Quincy 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	21	25	45	52	44	36	28	28	30	42	50	43	39	34	25	23	24
Tue	21	27	53	62	58	48	33	27	29	46	55	54	56	46	28	25	24
Wed	21	26	47	60	58	47	35	28	29	47	59	59	55	48	31	26	25
Thu	21	26	49	59	57	44	34	28	31	50	60	58	58	48	33	29	26
Fri	21	24	38	42	35	33	32	31	38	49	51	49	43	36	31	27	24
Sat	21	20	21	22	23	28	29	34	36	38	37	37	34	34	30	27	24
Sun	21	20	20	21	21	24	27	33	36	35	35	35	32	29	29	25	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Malden to Quincy (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Malden to central Quincy 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 Malden to Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Malden to Quincy?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 21 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Malden to Quincy?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (13 miles)

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More drives

Quincy to Malden (return trip) · Malden to South Boston · Malden to Worcester · Malden to Providence · Malden to Lowell · Malden to Manchester · Malden to New Bedford · Malden to Brockton · Malden to Fall River

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	45	52	44	36	28	28	30	42	50	43	39	34	25	23	24
Tue	21	27	53	62	58	48	33	27	29	46	55	54	56	46	28	25	24
Wed	21	26	47	60	58	47	35	28	29	47	59	59	55	48	31	26	25
Thu	21	26	49	59	57	44	34	28	31	50	60	58	58	48	33	29	26
Fri	21	24	38	42	35	33	32	31	38	49	51	49	43	36	31	27	24
Sat	21	20	21	22	23	28	29	34	36	38	37	37	34	34	30	27	24
Sun	21	20	20	21	21	24	27	33	36	35	35	35	32	29	29	25	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	45	52	44	36	28	28	30	42	50	43	39	34	25	23	24
Tue	21	27	53	62	58	48	33	27	29	46	55	54	56	46	28	25	24
Wed	21	26	47	60	58	47	35	28	29	47	59	59	55	48	31	26	25
Thu	21	26	49	59	57	44	34	28	31	50	60	58	58	48	33	29	26
Fri	21	24	38	42	35	33	32	31	38	49	51	49	43	36	31	27	24
Sat	21	20	21	22	23	28	29	34	36	38	37	37	34	34	30	27	24
Sun	21	20	20	21	21	24	27	33	36	35	35	35	32	29	29	25	25

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	25	45	52	44	36	28	28	30	42	50	43	39	34	25	23	24
Tue	21	27	53	62	58	48	33	27	29	46	55	54	56	46	28	25	24
Wed	21	26	47	60	58	47	35	28	29	47	59	59	55	48	31	26	25
Thu	21	26	49	59	57	44	34	28	31	50	60	58	58	48	33	29	26
Fri	21	24	38	42	35	33	32	31	38	49	51	49	43	36	31	27	24
Sat	21	20	21	22	23	28	29	34	36	38	37	37	34	34	30	27	24
Sun	21	20	20	21	21	24	27	33	36	35	35	35	32	29	29	25	25