Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Natick to BOS

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via I-90 East, usually 70 at this time.

Only 52% 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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Natick to BOS (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (36 minutes).

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 23 to 52 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Natick (West Central Street) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Natick to BOS by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon3636363636363642434957707464443740
Tue3640588679614841435364747470393636
Wed3636363636363636363636363636363636
Thu3636363636363636363636363636363636
Fri3636363636363636363636363636363636
Sat3636363636363636363636363636363636
Sun3636363636363636363636363636363636

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 Natick to BOS?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Natick to BOS?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 36 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Natick to BOS?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (13 miles)

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