Best Time to Drive from Quincy to BOS

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 37 minutes via I-93 North and I-90 East, usually 37 at this time.

Only 50% 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.

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Quincy to BOS (via I-93 North and I-90 East) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: BOS to Quincy

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 15 to 47 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Quincy (Faxon Avenue) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Quincy to BOS 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	23	42	48	54	52	51	49	36	34	34	38	33	31	30	32	26	26
Tue	22	39	54	59	52	48	49	36	34	35	37	35	34	33	30	28	25
Wed	21	39	53	59	52	51	48	40	36	37	39	36	35	32	30	28	26
Thu	22	41	54	60	53	52	48	39	35	38	43	41	40	34	30	29	27
Fri	22	35	41	50	48	48	50	45	42	38	39	39	34	30	28	26	25
Sat	22	21	22	21	23	33	44	48	49	47	47	45	44	40	35	27	24
Sun	23	22	21	21	22	28	37	38	46	47	46	41	35	34	34	30	27

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 BOS?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Quincy to BOS?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 21 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to BOS?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (4 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	42	48	54	52	51	49	36	34	34	38	33	31	30	32	26	26
Tue	22	39	54	59	52	48	49	36	34	35	37	35	34	33	30	28	25
Wed	21	39	53	59	52	51	48	40	36	37	39	36	35	32	30	28	26
Thu	22	41	54	60	53	52	48	39	35	38	43	41	40	34	30	29	27
Fri	22	35	41	50	48	48	50	45	42	38	39	39	34	30	28	26	25
Sat	22	21	22	21	23	33	44	48	49	47	47	45	44	40	35	27	24
Sun	23	22	21	21	22	28	37	38	46	47	46	41	35	34	34	30	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	42	48	54	52	51	49	36	34	34	38	33	31	30	32	26	26
Tue	22	39	54	59	52	48	49	36	34	35	37	35	34	33	30	28	25
Wed	21	39	53	59	52	51	48	40	36	37	39	36	35	32	30	28	26
Thu	22	41	54	60	53	52	48	39	35	38	43	41	40	34	30	29	27
Fri	22	35	41	50	48	48	50	45	42	38	39	39	34	30	28	26	25
Sat	22	21	22	21	23	33	44	48	49	47	47	45	44	40	35	27	24
Sun	23	22	21	21	22	28	37	38	46	47	46	41	35	34	34	30	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	42	48	54	52	51	49	36	34	34	38	33	31	30	32	26	26
Tue	22	39	54	59	52	48	49	36	34	35	37	35	34	33	30	28	25
Wed	21	39	53	59	52	51	48	40	36	37	39	36	35	32	30	28	26
Thu	22	41	54	60	53	52	48	39	35	38	43	41	40	34	30	29	27
Fri	22	35	41	50	48	48	50	45	42	38	39	39	34	30	28	26	25
Sat	22	21	22	21	23	33	44	48	49	47	47	45	44	40	35	27	24
Sun	23	22	21	21	22	28	37	38	46	47	46	41	35	34	34	30	27