Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Boston

Right now (2:50 am EDT): about 18 minutes via I-93 North.

Only 42% 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 Quincy 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	19	40	47	53	48	45	42	30	29	30	34	29	28	27	24	20	20
Tue	18	40	49	54	53	47	43	31	30	32	35	32	33	32	25	22	20
Wed	17	39	49	53	52	48	43	33	31	33	36	34	34	32	26	23	21
Thu	18	39	49	55	53	47	43	32	31	35	38	35	37	32	27	24	22
Fri	18	31	40	47	45	43	46	41	37	35	35	36	33	30	26	22	20
Sat	17	17	17	18	20	31	40	44	45	43	46	42	41	37	32	23	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	24	33	36	42	42	40	37	33	31	30	26	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 9-mile drive from Quincy to Boston (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 4 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (14 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Quincy (Faxon Avenue) to central Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 9-mile drive usually takes 17 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Boston?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Quincy (return trip) · Quincy to Cambridge · Quincy to Newton · Quincy to Waltham · Quincy to Framingham · Quincy to Worcester · Quincy to Lowell · Quincy to Burlington MA · Quincy to Woburn · Quincy to Dedham · Quincy to Andover · Quincy to Brockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	40	47	53	48	45	42	30	29	30	34	29	28	27	24	20	20
Tue	18	40	49	54	53	47	43	31	30	32	35	32	33	32	25	22	20
Wed	17	39	49	53	52	48	43	33	31	33	36	34	34	32	26	23	21
Thu	18	39	49	55	53	47	43	32	31	35	38	35	37	32	27	24	22
Fri	18	31	40	47	45	43	46	41	37	35	35	36	33	30	26	22	20
Sat	17	17	17	18	20	31	40	44	45	43	46	42	41	37	32	23	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	24	33	36	42	42	40	37	33	31	30	26	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	40	47	53	48	45	42	30	29	30	34	29	28	27	24	20	20
Tue	18	40	49	54	53	47	43	31	30	32	35	32	33	32	25	22	20
Wed	17	39	49	53	52	48	43	33	31	33	36	34	34	32	26	23	21
Thu	18	39	49	55	53	47	43	32	31	35	38	35	37	32	27	24	22
Fri	18	31	40	47	45	43	46	41	37	35	35	36	33	30	26	22	20
Sat	17	17	17	18	20	31	40	44	45	43	46	42	41	37	32	23	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	24	33	36	42	42	40	37	33	31	30	26	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	40	47	53	48	45	42	30	29	30	34	29	28	27	24	20	20
Tue	18	40	49	54	53	47	43	31	30	32	35	32	33	32	25	22	20
Wed	17	39	49	53	52	48	43	33	31	33	36	34	34	32	26	23	21
Thu	18	39	49	55	53	47	43	32	31	35	38	35	37	32	27	24	22
Fri	18	31	40	47	45	43	46	41	37	35	35	36	33	30	26	22	20
Sat	17	17	17	18	20	31	40	44	45	43	46	42	41	37	32	23	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	24	33	36	42	42	40	37	33	31	30	26	23