Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Newton to Braintree
Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 32 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 North, usually 22 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 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Tue | 21 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 50 | 41 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Wed | 21 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 42 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
| Thu | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 52 | 41 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
| Fri | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 46 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Sat | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Sun | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Newton to Braintree (via I-95 South and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (3 to 8 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 central Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Newton to Braintree?
The 21-mile drive usually takes 21 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Newton to Braintree?
Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (6 miles)
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