Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Newton to Burlington MA

Right now (10:32 pm EDT): about 20 minutes via I-95 North.

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Newton to Burlington MA (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 24 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (26 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Burlington MA to Newton

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 6 to 17 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Newton (Homer Street) to central Burlington MA along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newton to Burlington MA by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1818212526232121202333363428191919
Tue1818202729252221212437424336221920
Wed1818202729262322212638424438231920
Thu1918202629252322222743504840251920
Fri1918202221212427323946463929221920
Sat1918181818202425262523222020191819
Sun1918181818181921232120191918181820

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 Burlington MA?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newton to Burlington MA?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 18 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 24 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Estimate this drive for any day and departure time →

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Burlington MA to Newton (return trip) · Newton to Boston · Newton to Cambridge · Newton to Quincy · Newton to Framingham · Newton to Worcester · Newton to Lowell · Newton to Woburn · Newton to Braintree · Newton to Peabody · Newton to Andover · Newton to Brockton

Open the live traffic map →