Best Time to Drive from Malden to South Boston

Right now (9:17 pm EDT): about 15 minutes via I-93 South, usually 16 at this time.

Only 71% 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 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	14	17	29	35	29	22	17	20	20	30	45	38	32	27	17	15	16
Tue	14	17	33	42	42	32	21	18	17	33	49	47	45	39	21	17	16
Wed	14	17	28	40	40	31	24	19	18	36	51	51	48	43	24	18	17
Thu	14	17	30	41	38	30	23	18	21	39	53	50	50	43	26	19	17
Fri	14	15	23	26	22	19	20	19	26	42	43	41	35	27	22	18	16
Sat	14	13	14	15	15	20	19	22	23	24	25	25	23	23	21	18	16
Sun	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	22	23	22	23	22	20	19	19	17	16

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Malden to South Boston (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (26 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (3 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Malden 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 Malden to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 14 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Malden to South Boston?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (10 miles)

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South Boston to Malden (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	14	17	29	35	29	22	17	20	20	30	45	38	32	27	17	15	16
Tue	14	17	33	42	42	32	21	18	17	33	49	47	45	39	21	17	16
Wed	14	17	28	40	40	31	24	19	18	36	51	51	48	43	24	18	17
Thu	14	17	30	41	38	30	23	18	21	39	53	50	50	43	26	19	17
Fri	14	15	23	26	22	19	20	19	26	42	43	41	35	27	22	18	16
Sat	14	13	14	15	15	20	19	22	23	24	25	25	23	23	21	18	16
Sun	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	22	23	22	23	22	20	19	19	17	16

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	14	17	29	35	29	22	17	20	20	30	45	38	32	27	17	15	16
Tue	14	17	33	42	42	32	21	18	17	33	49	47	45	39	21	17	16
Wed	14	17	28	40	40	31	24	19	18	36	51	51	48	43	24	18	17
Thu	14	17	30	41	38	30	23	18	21	39	53	50	50	43	26	19	17
Fri	14	15	23	26	22	19	20	19	26	42	43	41	35	27	22	18	16
Sat	14	13	14	15	15	20	19	22	23	24	25	25	23	23	21	18	16
Sun	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	22	23	22	23	22	20	19	19	17	16

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	14	17	29	35	29	22	17	20	20	30	45	38	32	27	17	15	16
Tue	14	17	33	42	42	32	21	18	17	33	49	47	45	39	21	17	16
Wed	14	17	28	40	40	31	24	19	18	36	51	51	48	43	24	18	17
Thu	14	17	30	41	38	30	23	18	21	39	53	50	50	43	26	19	17
Fri	14	15	23	26	22	19	20	19	26	42	43	41	35	27	22	18	16
Sat	14	13	14	15	15	20	19	22	23	24	25	25	23	23	21	18	16
Sun	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	22	23	22	23	22	20	19	19	17	16