Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Marlborough

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 69 minutes via I-495 North and MA-140 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 73% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from New Bedford to Marlborough (via I-495 North and MA-140 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 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 Marlborough 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 Marlborough?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 66 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Marlborough?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (43 miles) · MA-24 North in Boston (2 miles)

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