Best Time to Drive from Newton to Malden

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 22 minutes via I-90 East and I-93 North, usually 25 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Malden 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	20	22	28	38	37	29	25	26	27	33	35	42	41	34	24	22	23
Tue	20	22	30	44	47	38	30	27	26	35	40	53	57	48	30	22	22
Wed	20	22	29	43	48	38	29	26	28	38	42	57	60	47	32	23	23
Thu	20	22	29	40	44	35	29	29	30	41	50	61	64	50	34	24	23
Fri	21	21	25	29	28	27	30	33	40	46	56	61	52	41	34	25	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	23	27	31	36	37	37	38	36	32	31	29	25	22
Sun	20	20	20	20	21	23	26	30	32	35	33	34	32	27	27	24	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Newton to Malden (via I-90 East and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton to central Malden 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 Malden?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 20 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Malden?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (10 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (6 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	22	28	38	37	29	25	26	27	33	35	42	41	34	24	22	23
Tue	20	22	30	44	47	38	30	27	26	35	40	53	57	48	30	22	22
Wed	20	22	29	43	48	38	29	26	28	38	42	57	60	47	32	23	23
Thu	20	22	29	40	44	35	29	29	30	41	50	61	64	50	34	24	23
Fri	21	21	25	29	28	27	30	33	40	46	56	61	52	41	34	25	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	23	27	31	36	37	37	38	36	32	31	29	25	22
Sun	20	20	20	20	21	23	26	30	32	35	33	34	32	27	27	24	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	22	28	38	37	29	25	26	27	33	35	42	41	34	24	22	23
Tue	20	22	30	44	47	38	30	27	26	35	40	53	57	48	30	22	22
Wed	20	22	29	43	48	38	29	26	28	38	42	57	60	47	32	23	23
Thu	20	22	29	40	44	35	29	29	30	41	50	61	64	50	34	24	23
Fri	21	21	25	29	28	27	30	33	40	46	56	61	52	41	34	25	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	23	27	31	36	37	37	38	36	32	31	29	25	22
Sun	20	20	20	20	21	23	26	30	32	35	33	34	32	27	27	24	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	22	28	38	37	29	25	26	27	33	35	42	41	34	24	22	23
Tue	20	22	30	44	47	38	30	27	26	35	40	53	57	48	30	22	22
Wed	20	22	29	43	48	38	29	26	28	38	42	57	60	47	32	23	23
Thu	20	22	29	40	44	35	29	29	30	41	50	61	64	50	34	24	23
Fri	21	21	25	29	28	27	30	33	40	46	56	61	52	41	34	25	22
Sat	20	20	20	21	23	27	31	36	37	37	38	36	32	31	29	25	22
Sun	20	20	20	20	21	23	26	30	32	35	33	34	32	27	27	24	23