Best Time to Drive from Plainfield to Boston

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 105 minutes via I-90 East, usually 86 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Plainfield 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	86	98	117	107	94	91	90	90	91	94	99	99	96	88	87	89	93
Tue	87	109	138	125	106	93	90	89	91	95	101	106	106	90	87	88	90
Wed	87	109	133	127	104	93	90	90	93	99	107	111	107	93	87	89	94
Thu	88	108	127	119	100	93	92	91	95	102	111	116	110	95	88	88	95
Fri	86	91	97	95	93	92	93	96	101	108	118	117	110	99	89	87	89
Sat	85	84	85	85	86	89	94	94	96	96	95	93	92	88	86	86	87
Sun	85	84	83	83	85	85	89	94	95	93	91	92	91	89	88	88	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Plainfield to Boston (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Plainfield 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 Plainfield to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 86 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plainfield to Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (52 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Plainfield (return trip) · Plainfield to Sunset Park · Plainfield to Sheepshead Bay · Plainfield to Canarsie

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	98	117	107	94	91	90	90	91	94	99	99	96	88	87	89	93
Tue	87	109	138	125	106	93	90	89	91	95	101	106	106	90	87	88	90
Wed	87	109	133	127	104	93	90	90	93	99	107	111	107	93	87	89	94
Thu	88	108	127	119	100	93	92	91	95	102	111	116	110	95	88	88	95
Fri	86	91	97	95	93	92	93	96	101	108	118	117	110	99	89	87	89
Sat	85	84	85	85	86	89	94	94	96	96	95	93	92	88	86	86	87
Sun	85	84	83	83	85	85	89	94	95	93	91	92	91	89	88	88	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	98	117	107	94	91	90	90	91	94	99	99	96	88	87	89	93
Tue	87	109	138	125	106	93	90	89	91	95	101	106	106	90	87	88	90
Wed	87	109	133	127	104	93	90	90	93	99	107	111	107	93	87	89	94
Thu	88	108	127	119	100	93	92	91	95	102	111	116	110	95	88	88	95
Fri	86	91	97	95	93	92	93	96	101	108	118	117	110	99	89	87	89
Sat	85	84	85	85	86	89	94	94	96	96	95	93	92	88	86	86	87
Sun	85	84	83	83	85	85	89	94	95	93	91	92	91	89	88	88	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	98	117	107	94	91	90	90	91	94	99	99	96	88	87	89	93
Tue	87	109	138	125	106	93	90	89	91	95	101	106	106	90	87	88	90
Wed	87	109	133	127	104	93	90	90	93	99	107	111	107	93	87	89	94
Thu	88	108	127	119	100	93	92	91	95	102	111	116	110	95	88	88	95
Fri	86	91	97	95	93	92	93	96	101	108	118	117	110	99	89	87	89
Sat	85	84	85	85	86	89	94	94	96	96	95	93	92	88	86	86	87
Sun	85	84	83	83	85	85	89	94	95	93	91	92	91	89	88	88	94