Best Time to Drive from Newport to Boston

Right now (10:36 pm EST): about 94 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North.

Only 51% 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 Newport 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	105	119	122	115	102	96	96	96	99	104	103	105	103	92	86	86	87
Tue	107	132	139	127	113	101	94	92	98	103	104	109	107	94	86	86	87
Wed	105	129	138	127	114	102	97	94	98	104	105	108	106	96	87	86	88
Thu	105	126	130	122	111	101	97	98	102	107	109	111	107	98	87	86	89
Fri	97	106	105	102	102	103	102	103	109	113	113	112	108	102	89	86	87
Sat	83	83	84	85	92	99	102	102	102	102	98	98	97	94	87	86	86
Sun	82	82	82	83	87	94	98	101	101	98	94	92	93	92	90	88	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Newport to Boston (via MA-24 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (27 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newport 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 Newport to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 85 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newport to Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

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Boston to Newport (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	119	122	115	102	96	96	96	99	104	103	105	103	92	86	86	87
Tue	107	132	139	127	113	101	94	92	98	103	104	109	107	94	86	86	87
Wed	105	129	138	127	114	102	97	94	98	104	105	108	106	96	87	86	88
Thu	105	126	130	122	111	101	97	98	102	107	109	111	107	98	87	86	89
Fri	97	106	105	102	102	103	102	103	109	113	113	112	108	102	89	86	87
Sat	83	83	84	85	92	99	102	102	102	102	98	98	97	94	87	86	86
Sun	82	82	82	83	87	94	98	101	101	98	94	92	93	92	90	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	119	122	115	102	96	96	96	99	104	103	105	103	92	86	86	87
Tue	107	132	139	127	113	101	94	92	98	103	104	109	107	94	86	86	87
Wed	105	129	138	127	114	102	97	94	98	104	105	108	106	96	87	86	88
Thu	105	126	130	122	111	101	97	98	102	107	109	111	107	98	87	86	89
Fri	97	106	105	102	102	103	102	103	109	113	113	112	108	102	89	86	87
Sat	83	83	84	85	92	99	102	102	102	102	98	98	97	94	87	86	86
Sun	82	82	82	83	87	94	98	101	101	98	94	92	93	92	90	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	119	122	115	102	96	96	96	99	104	103	105	103	92	86	86	87
Tue	107	132	139	127	113	101	94	92	98	103	104	109	107	94	86	86	87
Wed	105	129	138	127	114	102	97	94	98	104	105	108	106	96	87	86	88
Thu	105	126	130	122	111	101	97	98	102	107	109	111	107	98	87	86	89
Fri	97	106	105	102	102	103	102	103	109	113	113	112	108	102	89	86	87
Sat	83	83	84	85	92	99	102	102	102	102	98	98	97	94	87	86	86
Sun	82	82	82	83	87	94	98	101	101	98	94	92	93	92	90	88	87