Best Time to Drive from Medford to Newton

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 23 minutes via I-93 South, usually 24 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Medford to Newton 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	20	23	35	45	40	31	24	28	28	48	71	66	55	45	25	22	24
Tue	20	23	41	53	53	42	31	26	26	54	76	75	76	68	33	24	23
Wed	20	23	36	53	53	42	33	27	26	58	80	80	77	69	34	25	24
Thu	20	23	38	52	50	41	33	26	29	62	81	80	79	68	37	29	24
Fri	20	22	31	37	32	27	30	28	42	70	71	66	56	44	34	26	23
Sat	20	19	21	21	22	27	28	32	34	37	36	37	34	34	30	27	23
Sun	20	20	20	21	21	24	25	30	33	32	32	33	31	28	28	24	24

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Medford to Newton (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 84 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 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Medford to central Newton 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 Medford to Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Medford to Newton?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 20 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Medford to Newton?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	23	35	45	40	31	24	28	28	48	71	66	55	45	25	22	24
Tue	20	23	41	53	53	42	31	26	26	54	76	75	76	68	33	24	23
Wed	20	23	36	53	53	42	33	27	26	58	80	80	77	69	34	25	24
Thu	20	23	38	52	50	41	33	26	29	62	81	80	79	68	37	29	24
Fri	20	22	31	37	32	27	30	28	42	70	71	66	56	44	34	26	23
Sat	20	19	21	21	22	27	28	32	34	37	36	37	34	34	30	27	23
Sun	20	20	20	21	21	24	25	30	33	32	32	33	31	28	28	24	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	23	35	45	40	31	24	28	28	48	71	66	55	45	25	22	24
Tue	20	23	41	53	53	42	31	26	26	54	76	75	76	68	33	24	23
Wed	20	23	36	53	53	42	33	27	26	58	80	80	77	69	34	25	24
Thu	20	23	38	52	50	41	33	26	29	62	81	80	79	68	37	29	24
Fri	20	22	31	37	32	27	30	28	42	70	71	66	56	44	34	26	23
Sat	20	19	21	21	22	27	28	32	34	37	36	37	34	34	30	27	23
Sun	20	20	20	21	21	24	25	30	33	32	32	33	31	28	28	24	24

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	23	35	45	40	31	24	28	28	48	71	66	55	45	25	22	24
Tue	20	23	41	53	53	42	31	26	26	54	76	75	76	68	33	24	23
Wed	20	23	36	53	53	42	33	27	26	58	80	80	77	69	34	25	24
Thu	20	23	38	52	50	41	33	26	29	62	81	80	79	68	37	29	24
Fri	20	22	31	37	32	27	30	28	42	70	71	66	56	44	34	26	23
Sat	20	19	21	21	22	27	28	32	34	37	36	37	34	34	30	27	23
Sun	20	20	20	21	21	24	25	30	33	32	32	33	31	28	28	24	24