Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Barnstable
Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 57 minutes via MA-3 South and US-6 East, usually 58 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 56 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 58 |
| Tue | 56 | 57 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 59 |
| Wed | 56 | 57 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 59 |
| Thu | 56 | 57 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 61 |
| Fri | 56 | 57 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 64 | 60 | 58 |
| Sat | 56 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 57 |
| Sun | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Quincy to Barnstable (via MA-3 South and US-6 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (78 minutes).
About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 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 Quincy to central Barnstable 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 Quincy to Barnstable?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Quincy to Barnstable?
The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Quincy to Barnstable?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
MA-3 South in Boston (26 miles)
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