Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Newton to BOS
Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 32 minutes via I-90 East, usually 21 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 15 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Tue | 15 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
| Wed | 15 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 17 |
| Thu | 15 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 43 | 45 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 17 |
| Fri | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 38 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 16 |
| Sat | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Sun | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Newton to BOS (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (25 minutes).
About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton (Homer Street) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) 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 Newton to BOS?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Newton to BOS?
The 13-mile drive usually takes 15 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Newton to BOS?
Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-90 East in Boston (12 miles)
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