Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Quincy

Right now (9:06 pm EDT): about 47 minutes via MA-24 North and MA-140 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Quincy 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	48	56	60	57	53	50	50	51	54	57	58	60	61	51	47	47	47
Tue	48	60	65	66	58	53	50	50	52	56	59	61	63	54	48	47	47
Wed	47	58	66	65	58	53	51	51	52	57	58	60	62	54	48	47	47
Thu	48	58	63	63	58	54	52	51	54	57	58	61	62	54	49	47	47
Fri	47	53	56	54	54	53	52	54	57	57	59	59	58	54	48	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	52	53	51	52	50	50	47	47	47
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	47	49	50	51	52	50	48	48	50	48	48	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from New Bedford to Quincy (via MA-24 North and MA-140 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 Quincy 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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Quincy?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (7 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Quincy 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 Lynn · New Bedford to Newton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	56	60	57	53	50	50	51	54	57	58	60	61	51	47	47	47
Tue	48	60	65	66	58	53	50	50	52	56	59	61	63	54	48	47	47
Wed	47	58	66	65	58	53	51	51	52	57	58	60	62	54	48	47	47
Thu	48	58	63	63	58	54	52	51	54	57	58	61	62	54	49	47	47
Fri	47	53	56	54	54	53	52	54	57	57	59	59	58	54	48	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	52	53	51	52	50	50	47	47	47
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	47	49	50	51	52	50	48	48	50	48	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	56	60	57	53	50	50	51	54	57	58	60	61	51	47	47	47
Tue	48	60	65	66	58	53	50	50	52	56	59	61	63	54	48	47	47
Wed	47	58	66	65	58	53	51	51	52	57	58	60	62	54	48	47	47
Thu	48	58	63	63	58	54	52	51	54	57	58	61	62	54	49	47	47
Fri	47	53	56	54	54	53	52	54	57	57	59	59	58	54	48	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	52	53	51	52	50	50	47	47	47
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	47	49	50	51	52	50	48	48	50	48	48	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	56	60	57	53	50	50	51	54	57	58	60	61	51	47	47	47
Tue	48	60	65	66	58	53	50	50	52	56	59	61	63	54	48	47	47
Wed	47	58	66	65	58	53	51	51	52	57	58	60	62	54	48	47	47
Thu	48	58	63	63	58	54	52	51	54	57	58	61	62	54	49	47	47
Fri	47	53	56	54	54	53	52	54	57	57	59	59	58	54	48	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	52	53	51	52	50	50	47	47	47
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	47	49	50	51	52	50	48	48	50	48	48	48