Best Time to Drive from Newburyport to Boston

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 41 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 40 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newburyport to Boston 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	39	48	62	66	54	45	42	45	44	53	56	51	51	46	40	40	42
Tue	39	53	79	89	72	54	44	43	43	54	60	57	62	54	42	40	42
Wed	39	49	71	84	71	54	45	43	43	57	64	63	63	56	43	41	42
Thu	39	49	70	79	67	51	45	43	46	59	65	63	64	56	43	41	42
Fri	39	43	50	50	45	43	45	46	50	59	57	57	54	50	44	41	41
Sat	38	38	38	38	40	43	45	48	49	49	51	50	49	49	43	41	40
Sun	39	37	37	38	39	40	43	46	48	49	48	46	45	45	42	41	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Newburyport to Boston (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Newburyport to central Boston 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 Newburyport to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newburyport to Boston?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newburyport to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	62	66	54	45	42	45	44	53	56	51	51	46	40	40	42
Tue	39	53	79	89	72	54	44	43	43	54	60	57	62	54	42	40	42
Wed	39	49	71	84	71	54	45	43	43	57	64	63	63	56	43	41	42
Thu	39	49	70	79	67	51	45	43	46	59	65	63	64	56	43	41	42
Fri	39	43	50	50	45	43	45	46	50	59	57	57	54	50	44	41	41
Sat	38	38	38	38	40	43	45	48	49	49	51	50	49	49	43	41	40
Sun	39	37	37	38	39	40	43	46	48	49	48	46	45	45	42	41	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	62	66	54	45	42	45	44	53	56	51	51	46	40	40	42
Tue	39	53	79	89	72	54	44	43	43	54	60	57	62	54	42	40	42
Wed	39	49	71	84	71	54	45	43	43	57	64	63	63	56	43	41	42
Thu	39	49	70	79	67	51	45	43	46	59	65	63	64	56	43	41	42
Fri	39	43	50	50	45	43	45	46	50	59	57	57	54	50	44	41	41
Sat	38	38	38	38	40	43	45	48	49	49	51	50	49	49	43	41	40
Sun	39	37	37	38	39	40	43	46	48	49	48	46	45	45	42	41	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	48	62	66	54	45	42	45	44	53	56	51	51	46	40	40	42
Tue	39	53	79	89	72	54	44	43	43	54	60	57	62	54	42	40	42
Wed	39	49	71	84	71	54	45	43	43	57	64	63	63	56	43	41	42
Thu	39	49	70	79	67	51	45	43	46	59	65	63	64	56	43	41	42
Fri	39	43	50	50	45	43	45	46	50	59	57	57	54	50	44	41	41
Sat	38	38	38	38	40	43	45	48	49	49	51	50	49	49	43	41	40
Sun	39	37	37	38	39	40	43	46	48	49	48	46	45	45	42	41	42