Best Time to Drive from Norwood to Boston

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 25 minutes via I-93 North, usually 28 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Norwood to Boston 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	25	43	51	58	53	42	36	33	32	38	45	46	45	42	33	26	26
Tue	24	43	57	70	63	52	40	33	31	38	45	48	53	49	33	26	26
Wed	24	42	55	69	63	51	40	36	34	38	46	50	53	49	36	27	26
Thu	25	41	53	63	59	49	41	35	35	41	49	54	55	49	37	27	26
Fri	25	35	40	43	41	40	43	43	44	52	56	56	55	50	41	27	26
Sat	23	23	24	24	26	35	41	45	45	43	44	40	39	37	33	28	26
Sun	24	23	23	23	24	29	36	39	40	40	37	35	33	33	32	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Norwood to Boston (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwood to central Boston 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 Norwood to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Norwood to Boston?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 24 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwood to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (17 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Boston to Norwood (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	43	51	58	53	42	36	33	32	38	45	46	45	42	33	26	26
Tue	24	43	57	70	63	52	40	33	31	38	45	48	53	49	33	26	26
Wed	24	42	55	69	63	51	40	36	34	38	46	50	53	49	36	27	26
Thu	25	41	53	63	59	49	41	35	35	41	49	54	55	49	37	27	26
Fri	25	35	40	43	41	40	43	43	44	52	56	56	55	50	41	27	26
Sat	23	23	24	24	26	35	41	45	45	43	44	40	39	37	33	28	26
Sun	24	23	23	23	24	29	36	39	40	40	37	35	33	33	32	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	43	51	58	53	42	36	33	32	38	45	46	45	42	33	26	26
Tue	24	43	57	70	63	52	40	33	31	38	45	48	53	49	33	26	26
Wed	24	42	55	69	63	51	40	36	34	38	46	50	53	49	36	27	26
Thu	25	41	53	63	59	49	41	35	35	41	49	54	55	49	37	27	26
Fri	25	35	40	43	41	40	43	43	44	52	56	56	55	50	41	27	26
Sat	23	23	24	24	26	35	41	45	45	43	44	40	39	37	33	28	26
Sun	24	23	23	23	24	29	36	39	40	40	37	35	33	33	32	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	43	51	58	53	42	36	33	32	38	45	46	45	42	33	26	26
Tue	24	43	57	70	63	52	40	33	31	38	45	48	53	49	33	26	26
Wed	24	42	55	69	63	51	40	36	34	38	46	50	53	49	36	27	26
Thu	25	41	53	63	59	49	41	35	35	41	49	54	55	49	37	27	26
Fri	25	35	40	43	41	40	43	43	44	52	56	56	55	50	41	27	26
Sat	23	23	24	24	26	35	41	45	45	43	44	40	39	37	33	28	26
Sun	24	23	23	23	24	29	36	39	40	40	37	35	33	33	32	30	28