Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Arlington
Right now (8:20 pm EST): about 63 minutes via MA-24 North and I-95 North and MA-140 North, usually 67 at this time.
Only 65% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 66 | 78 | 91 | 87 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 |
| Tue | 66 | 84 | 101 | 105 | 85 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 |
| Wed | 66 | 81 | 100 | 100 | 84 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 |
| Thu | 66 | 81 | 95 | 98 | 84 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 67 |
| Fri | 65 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 |
| Sat | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 |
| Sun | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 68 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 72-mile drive from New Bedford to Arlington (via MA-24 North and I-95 North and MA-140 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).
About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Bedford to central Arlington 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 New Bedford to Arlington?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from New Bedford to Arlington?
The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Arlington?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-95 North in Boston (21 miles) · MA-24 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)
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