Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Malden

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 101 minutes via I-93 North and MA-24 North and MA-140 North, usually 74 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	94	106	101	89	79	74	76	80	85	88	89	88	77	66	64	66
Tue	71	101	118	117	101	87	79	72	79	90	96	98	98	80	68	64	65
Wed	70	98	117	116	100	86	78	75	81	89	94	101	98	83	69	65	67
Thu	71	98	114	113	98	86	80	77	85	95	104	105	101	83	70	64	67
Fri	68	84	86	84	81	84	87	89	96	103	107	100	92	86	75	66	66
Sat	60	60	61	64	69	80	86	89	89	89	86	81	79	78	70	65	64
Sun	60	59	60	60	63	71	79	84	84	85	81	77	73	76	70	67	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 122 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (89 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 122 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 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Malden?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 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	94	106	101	89	79	74	76	80	85	88	89	88	77	66	64	66
Tue	71	101	118	117	101	87	79	72	79	90	96	98	98	80	68	64	65
Wed	70	98	117	116	100	86	78	75	81	89	94	101	98	83	69	65	67
Thu	71	98	114	113	98	86	80	77	85	95	104	105	101	83	70	64	67
Fri	68	84	86	84	81	84	87	89	96	103	107	100	92	86	75	66	66
Sat	60	60	61	64	69	80	86	89	89	89	86	81	79	78	70	65	64
Sun	60	59	60	60	63	71	79	84	84	85	81	77	73	76	70	67	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	94	106	101	89	79	74	76	80	85	88	89	88	77	66	64	66
Tue	71	101	118	117	101	87	79	72	79	90	96	98	98	80	68	64	65
Wed	70	98	117	116	100	86	78	75	81	89	94	101	98	83	69	65	67
Thu	71	98	114	113	98	86	80	77	85	95	104	105	101	83	70	64	67
Fri	68	84	86	84	81	84	87	89	96	103	107	100	92	86	75	66	66
Sat	60	60	61	64	69	80	86	89	89	89	86	81	79	78	70	65	64
Sun	60	59	60	60	63	71	79	84	84	85	81	77	73	76	70	67	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	94	106	101	89	79	74	76	80	85	88	89	88	77	66	64	66
Tue	71	101	118	117	101	87	79	72	79	90	96	98	98	80	68	64	65
Wed	70	98	117	116	100	86	78	75	81	89	94	101	98	83	69	65	67
Thu	71	98	114	113	98	86	80	77	85	95	104	105	101	83	70	64	67
Fri	68	84	86	84	81	84	87	89	96	103	107	100	92	86	75	66	66
Sat	60	60	61	64	69	80	86	89	89	89	86	81	79	78	70	65	64
Sun	60	59	60	60	63	71	79	84	84	85	81	77	73	76	70	67	67