Best Time to Drive from Newport to Boston

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 85 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North, usually 90 at this time.

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	104	116	120	114	102	97	99	98	101	106	104	104	102	94	86	85	87
Tue	106	129	137	127	114	102	95	92	99	103	104	110	107	94	86	86	87
Wed	104	128	137	128	115	103	98	95	99	104	106	108	106	96	86	86	88
Thu	104	125	130	123	112	101	99	98	102	107	109	110	106	97	87	86	90
Fri	97	104	104	101	102	104	103	105	111	115	113	112	108	102	88	86	87
Sat	83	83	83	85	93	99	104	104	102	102	98	97	96	93	88	86	87
Sun	83	82	82	83	88	94	97	101	100	99	94	92	93	92	90	89	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 137 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (105 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 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 85 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newport to Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 137 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	104	116	120	114	102	97	99	98	101	106	104	104	102	94	86	85	87
Tue	106	129	137	127	114	102	95	92	99	103	104	110	107	94	86	86	87
Wed	104	128	137	128	115	103	98	95	99	104	106	108	106	96	86	86	88
Thu	104	125	130	123	112	101	99	98	102	107	109	110	106	97	87	86	90
Fri	97	104	104	101	102	104	103	105	111	115	113	112	108	102	88	86	87
Sat	83	83	83	85	93	99	104	104	102	102	98	97	96	93	88	86	87
Sun	83	82	82	83	88	94	97	101	100	99	94	92	93	92	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	116	120	114	102	97	99	98	101	106	104	104	102	94	86	85	87
Tue	106	129	137	127	114	102	95	92	99	103	104	110	107	94	86	86	87
Wed	104	128	137	128	115	103	98	95	99	104	106	108	106	96	86	86	88
Thu	104	125	130	123	112	101	99	98	102	107	109	110	106	97	87	86	90
Fri	97	104	104	101	102	104	103	105	111	115	113	112	108	102	88	86	87
Sat	83	83	83	85	93	99	104	104	102	102	98	97	96	93	88	86	87
Sun	83	82	82	83	88	94	97	101	100	99	94	92	93	92	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	116	120	114	102	97	99	98	101	106	104	104	102	94	86	85	87
Tue	106	129	137	127	114	102	95	92	99	103	104	110	107	94	86	86	87
Wed	104	128	137	128	115	103	98	95	99	104	106	108	106	96	86	86	88
Thu	104	125	130	123	112	101	99	98	102	107	109	110	106	97	87	86	90
Fri	97	104	104	101	102	104	103	105	111	115	113	112	108	102	88	86	87
Sat	83	83	83	85	93	99	104	104	102	102	98	97	96	93	88	86	87
Sun	83	82	82	83	88	94	97	101	100	99	94	92	93	92	90	89	87