Best Time to Drive from Newton to Haverhill

Right now (3:20 am EDT): about 47 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North.

Only 66% 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 Haverhill 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	46	47	50	56	53	50	49	48	47	51	64	72	68	56	46	45	48
Tue	46	47	51	64	56	51	49	48	48	51	72	84	82	67	49	45	49
Wed	46	46	52	60	57	55	51	51	48	54	74	84	84	67	48	46	48
Thu	47	47	51	58	55	52	50	49	50	58	85	96	94	75	52	45	48
Fri	45	45	47	49	49	49	53	57	63	76	94	96	80	62	49	47	47
Sat	46	43	43	44	44	48	54	54	56	54	51	49	47	46	44	45	44
Sun	45	44	43	42	43	43	45	47	50	47	47	46	45	45	45	45	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Newton to Haverhill (via I-495 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton to central Haverhill 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 Haverhill?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 45 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Haverhill?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (22 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	50	56	53	50	49	48	47	51	64	72	68	56	46	45	48
Tue	46	47	51	64	56	51	49	48	48	51	72	84	82	67	49	45	49
Wed	46	46	52	60	57	55	51	51	48	54	74	84	84	67	48	46	48
Thu	47	47	51	58	55	52	50	49	50	58	85	96	94	75	52	45	48
Fri	45	45	47	49	49	49	53	57	63	76	94	96	80	62	49	47	47
Sat	46	43	43	44	44	48	54	54	56	54	51	49	47	46	44	45	44
Sun	45	44	43	42	43	43	45	47	50	47	47	46	45	45	45	45	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	50	56	53	50	49	48	47	51	64	72	68	56	46	45	48
Tue	46	47	51	64	56	51	49	48	48	51	72	84	82	67	49	45	49
Wed	46	46	52	60	57	55	51	51	48	54	74	84	84	67	48	46	48
Thu	47	47	51	58	55	52	50	49	50	58	85	96	94	75	52	45	48
Fri	45	45	47	49	49	49	53	57	63	76	94	96	80	62	49	47	47
Sat	46	43	43	44	44	48	54	54	56	54	51	49	47	46	44	45	44
Sun	45	44	43	42	43	43	45	47	50	47	47	46	45	45	45	45	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	50	56	53	50	49	48	47	51	64	72	68	56	46	45	48
Tue	46	47	51	64	56	51	49	48	48	51	72	84	82	67	49	45	49
Wed	46	46	52	60	57	55	51	51	48	54	74	84	84	67	48	46	48
Thu	47	47	51	58	55	52	50	49	50	58	85	96	94	75	52	45	48
Fri	45	45	47	49	49	49	53	57	63	76	94	96	80	62	49	47	47
Sat	46	43	43	44	44	48	54	54	56	54	51	49	47	46	44	45	44
Sun	45	44	43	42	43	43	45	47	50	47	47	46	45	45	45	45	47