Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Waltham

Right now (8:49 pm EDT): about 59 minutes via MA-24 North and MA-140 North and I-95 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Waltham 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	59	69	80	79	66	62	63	63	64	66	65	64	65	59	59	59	59
Tue	59	75	91	96	77	66	63	62	63	67	67	68	70	61	59	60	59
Wed	59	72	90	92	74	66	64	63	63	68	68	68	69	62	59	60	60
Thu	59	72	86	90	74	66	64	63	65	70	70	70	69	62	59	59	60
Fri	58	66	68	65	66	64	65	67	71	72	71	69	66	62	60	60	59
Sat	56	57	57	57	58	59	63	64	63	64	62	62	60	60	59	59	58
Sun	57	56	56	56	56	58	60	63	61	63	61	60	60	61	59	61	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from New Bedford to Waltham (via MA-24 North and MA-140 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 99 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 60 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 Waltham 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 58 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Waltham?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (14 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	69	80	79	66	62	63	63	64	66	65	64	65	59	59	59	59
Tue	59	75	91	96	77	66	63	62	63	67	67	68	70	61	59	60	59
Wed	59	72	90	92	74	66	64	63	63	68	68	68	69	62	59	60	60
Thu	59	72	86	90	74	66	64	63	65	70	70	70	69	62	59	59	60
Fri	58	66	68	65	66	64	65	67	71	72	71	69	66	62	60	60	59
Sat	56	57	57	57	58	59	63	64	63	64	62	62	60	60	59	59	58
Sun	57	56	56	56	56	58	60	63	61	63	61	60	60	61	59	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	69	80	79	66	62	63	63	64	66	65	64	65	59	59	59	59
Tue	59	75	91	96	77	66	63	62	63	67	67	68	70	61	59	60	59
Wed	59	72	90	92	74	66	64	63	63	68	68	68	69	62	59	60	60
Thu	59	72	86	90	74	66	64	63	65	70	70	70	69	62	59	59	60
Fri	58	66	68	65	66	64	65	67	71	72	71	69	66	62	60	60	59
Sat	56	57	57	57	58	59	63	64	63	64	62	62	60	60	59	59	58
Sun	57	56	56	56	56	58	60	63	61	63	61	60	60	61	59	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	69	80	79	66	62	63	63	64	66	65	64	65	59	59	59	59
Tue	59	75	91	96	77	66	63	62	63	67	67	68	70	61	59	60	59
Wed	59	72	90	92	74	66	64	63	63	68	68	68	69	62	59	60	60
Thu	59	72	86	90	74	66	64	63	65	70	70	70	69	62	59	59	60
Fri	58	66	68	65	66	64	65	67	71	72	71	69	66	62	60	60	59
Sat	56	57	57	57	58	59	63	64	63	64	62	62	60	60	59	59	58
Sun	57	56	56	56	56	58	60	63	61	63	61	60	60	61	59	61	60