Best Time to Drive from Newton to Concord

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 79 minutes via I-93 North and I-95 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Newton to Concord 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	79	78	79	83	83	82	81	81	81	84	99	107	98	88	79	78	79
Tue	78	79	79	84	84	82	82	81	81	87	107	119	113	96	82	78	80
Wed	78	78	79	84	84	84	82	82	82	89	110	118	112	95	82	79	80
Thu	79	78	79	83	84	82	82	82	83	91	116	128	120	99	83	79	81
Fri	79	78	79	81	81	81	84	89	94	108	123	123	110	90	81	79	79
Sat	79	77	77	77	78	81	86	89	87	85	83	81	80	79	78	79	78
Sun	78	77	76	76	76	77	79	81	83	81	79	78	77	78	78	78	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Newton to Concord (via I-93 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (12 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton to central Concord 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 Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newton to Concord?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 78 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Concord?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (32 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (13 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	78	79	83	83	82	81	81	81	84	99	107	98	88	79	78	79
Tue	78	79	79	84	84	82	82	81	81	87	107	119	113	96	82	78	80
Wed	78	78	79	84	84	84	82	82	82	89	110	118	112	95	82	79	80
Thu	79	78	79	83	84	82	82	82	83	91	116	128	120	99	83	79	81
Fri	79	78	79	81	81	81	84	89	94	108	123	123	110	90	81	79	79
Sat	79	77	77	77	78	81	86	89	87	85	83	81	80	79	78	79	78
Sun	78	77	76	76	76	77	79	81	83	81	79	78	77	78	78	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	78	79	83	83	82	81	81	81	84	99	107	98	88	79	78	79
Tue	78	79	79	84	84	82	82	81	81	87	107	119	113	96	82	78	80
Wed	78	78	79	84	84	84	82	82	82	89	110	118	112	95	82	79	80
Thu	79	78	79	83	84	82	82	82	83	91	116	128	120	99	83	79	81
Fri	79	78	79	81	81	81	84	89	94	108	123	123	110	90	81	79	79
Sat	79	77	77	77	78	81	86	89	87	85	83	81	80	79	78	79	78
Sun	78	77	76	76	76	77	79	81	83	81	79	78	77	78	78	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	78	79	83	83	82	81	81	81	84	99	107	98	88	79	78	79
Tue	78	79	79	84	84	82	82	81	81	87	107	119	113	96	82	78	80
Wed	78	78	79	84	84	84	82	82	82	89	110	118	112	95	82	79	80
Thu	79	78	79	83	84	82	82	82	83	91	116	128	120	99	83	79	81
Fri	79	78	79	81	81	81	84	89	94	108	123	123	110	90	81	79	79
Sat	79	77	77	77	78	81	86	89	87	85	83	81	80	79	78	79	78
Sun	78	77	76	76	76	77	79	81	83	81	79	78	77	78	78	78	79