Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Malden

Right now (3:50 am EDT): about 60 minutes via I-93 North and MA-24 North and MA-140 North, usually 61 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 New Bedford to Malden 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	71	93	105	101	89	80	76	76	81	87	89	89	88	76	66	64	67
Tue	71	101	117	117	102	88	80	73	80	91	96	98	98	80	68	64	65
Wed	70	98	115	115	100	87	78	76	82	89	95	100	98	82	69	65	67
Thu	71	98	111	113	98	86	80	78	87	97	103	105	101	82	70	64	67
Fri	67	83	85	83	81	85	87	91	98	105	107	99	92	85	75	65	65
Sat	60	60	61	63	69	82	88	90	89	89	87	81	80	79	71	65	64
Sun	60	59	60	60	63	71	79	83	84	84	81	77	74	76	71	68	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from New Bedford to Malden (via I-93 North and MA-24 North and MA-140 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 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 Malden 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 Malden?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Bedford to Malden?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 64 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Malden?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (21 miles) · MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles)

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More drives

Malden to New Bedford (return trip) · New Bedford to Boston · New Bedford to South Boston · New Bedford to Worcester · New Bedford to Providence · New Bedford to Brockton · New Bedford to Fall River · New Bedford to Quincy · New Bedford to Lynn · New Bedford to Newton · New Bedford to Warwick · New Bedford to Pawtucket

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	93	105	101	89	80	76	76	81	87	89	89	88	76	66	64	67
Tue	71	101	117	117	102	88	80	73	80	91	96	98	98	80	68	64	65
Wed	70	98	115	115	100	87	78	76	82	89	95	100	98	82	69	65	67
Thu	71	98	111	113	98	86	80	78	87	97	103	105	101	82	70	64	67
Fri	67	83	85	83	81	85	87	91	98	105	107	99	92	85	75	65	65
Sat	60	60	61	63	69	82	88	90	89	89	87	81	80	79	71	65	64
Sun	60	59	60	60	63	71	79	83	84	84	81	77	74	76	71	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	93	105	101	89	80	76	76	81	87	89	89	88	76	66	64	67
Tue	71	101	117	117	102	88	80	73	80	91	96	98	98	80	68	64	65
Wed	70	98	115	115	100	87	78	76	82	89	95	100	98	82	69	65	67
Thu	71	98	111	113	98	86	80	78	87	97	103	105	101	82	70	64	67
Fri	67	83	85	83	81	85	87	91	98	105	107	99	92	85	75	65	65
Sat	60	60	61	63	69	82	88	90	89	89	87	81	80	79	71	65	64
Sun	60	59	60	60	63	71	79	83	84	84	81	77	74	76	71	68	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	93	105	101	89	80	76	76	81	87	89	89	88	76	66	64	67
Tue	71	101	117	117	102	88	80	73	80	91	96	98	98	80	68	64	65
Wed	70	98	115	115	100	87	78	76	82	89	95	100	98	82	69	65	67
Thu	71	98	111	113	98	86	80	78	87	97	103	105	101	82	70	64	67
Fri	67	83	85	83	81	85	87	91	98	105	107	99	92	85	75	65	65
Sat	60	60	61	63	69	82	88	90	89	89	87	81	80	79	71	65	64
Sun	60	59	60	60	63	71	79	83	84	84	81	77	74	76	71	68	67