Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Newton

Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via MA-24 North and MA-140 North and I-95 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 76% 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 Newton 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	57	67	77	75	64	59	60	61	61	62	61	61	62	57	57	57	57
Tue	57	72	86	92	74	63	61	60	60	62	63	65	67	60	57	57	57
Wed	56	70	85	87	72	63	61	60	60	63	64	65	66	60	57	57	57
Thu	57	70	81	85	72	64	61	61	61	65	65	66	67	60	57	57	58
Fri	56	63	65	63	63	62	62	63	66	67	67	66	63	60	58	58	57
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	57	60	61	60	61	59	59	58	58	57	57	56
Sun	55	54	54	54	54	55	57	60	59	60	59	58	57	59	57	58	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from New Bedford to Newton (via MA-24 North and MA-140 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 93 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 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 Newton 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 56 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Newton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Newton 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	77	75	64	59	60	61	61	62	61	61	62	57	57	57	57
Tue	57	72	86	92	74	63	61	60	60	62	63	65	67	60	57	57	57
Wed	56	70	85	87	72	63	61	60	60	63	64	65	66	60	57	57	57
Thu	57	70	81	85	72	64	61	61	61	65	65	66	67	60	57	57	58
Fri	56	63	65	63	63	62	62	63	66	67	67	66	63	60	58	58	57
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	57	60	61	60	61	59	59	58	58	57	57	56
Sun	55	54	54	54	54	55	57	60	59	60	59	58	57	59	57	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	77	75	64	59	60	61	61	62	61	61	62	57	57	57	57
Tue	57	72	86	92	74	63	61	60	60	62	63	65	67	60	57	57	57
Wed	56	70	85	87	72	63	61	60	60	63	64	65	66	60	57	57	57
Thu	57	70	81	85	72	64	61	61	61	65	65	66	67	60	57	57	58
Fri	56	63	65	63	63	62	62	63	66	67	67	66	63	60	58	58	57
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	57	60	61	60	61	59	59	58	58	57	57	56
Sun	55	54	54	54	54	55	57	60	59	60	59	58	57	59	57	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	77	75	64	59	60	61	61	62	61	61	62	57	57	57	57
Tue	57	72	86	92	74	63	61	60	60	62	63	65	67	60	57	57	57
Wed	56	70	85	87	72	63	61	60	60	63	64	65	66	60	57	57	57
Thu	57	70	81	85	72	64	61	61	61	65	65	66	67	60	57	57	58
Fri	56	63	65	63	63	62	62	63	66	67	67	66	63	60	58	58	57
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	57	60	61	60	61	59	59	58	58	57	57	56
Sun	55	54	54	54	54	55	57	60	59	60	59	58	57	59	57	58	58