Best Time to Drive from Newton to New Bedford

Right now (10:48 pm EDT): about 60 minutes via MA-24 South and MA-140 South and I-95 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newton to New Bedford 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	55	56	59	62	62	60	61	62	61	66	77	79	74	62	56	56	56
Tue	56	55	59	64	62	61	60	60	59	64	77	89	87	72	58	57	56
Wed	56	55	58	63	62	60	59	59	60	63	80	89	87	74	60	57	57
Thu	56	55	58	61	61	61	61	60	60	64	81	94	91	76	61	57	57
Fri	56	54	57	59	59	59	59	61	63	74	85	90	79	66	59	57	56
Sat	55	54	54	54	55	55	57	59	59	59	59	59	57	56	56	56	57
Sun	55	54	53	52	53	54	55	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	57	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Newton to New Bedford (via MA-24 South and MA-140 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton to central New Bedford 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 New Bedford?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newton to New Bedford?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to New Bedford?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

New Bedford 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	55	56	59	62	62	60	61	62	61	66	77	79	74	62	56	56	56
Tue	56	55	59	64	62	61	60	60	59	64	77	89	87	72	58	57	56
Wed	56	55	58	63	62	60	59	59	60	63	80	89	87	74	60	57	57
Thu	56	55	58	61	61	61	61	60	60	64	81	94	91	76	61	57	57
Fri	56	54	57	59	59	59	59	61	63	74	85	90	79	66	59	57	56
Sat	55	54	54	54	55	55	57	59	59	59	59	59	57	56	56	56	57
Sun	55	54	53	52	53	54	55	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	59	62	62	60	61	62	61	66	77	79	74	62	56	56	56
Tue	56	55	59	64	62	61	60	60	59	64	77	89	87	72	58	57	56
Wed	56	55	58	63	62	60	59	59	60	63	80	89	87	74	60	57	57
Thu	56	55	58	61	61	61	61	60	60	64	81	94	91	76	61	57	57
Fri	56	54	57	59	59	59	59	61	63	74	85	90	79	66	59	57	56
Sat	55	54	54	54	55	55	57	59	59	59	59	59	57	56	56	56	57
Sun	55	54	53	52	53	54	55	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	59	62	62	60	61	62	61	66	77	79	74	62	56	56	56
Tue	56	55	59	64	62	61	60	60	59	64	77	89	87	72	58	57	56
Wed	56	55	58	63	62	60	59	59	60	63	80	89	87	74	60	57	57
Thu	56	55	58	61	61	61	61	60	60	64	81	94	91	76	61	57	57
Fri	56	54	57	59	59	59	59	61	63	74	85	90	79	66	59	57	56
Sat	55	54	54	54	55	55	57	59	59	59	59	59	57	56	56	56	57
Sun	55	54	53	52	53	54	55	56	57	56	56	55	55	55	56	57	57