Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Boston

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 33 minutes via I-93 North, usually 34 at this time.

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.

On weekdays the 9-mile drive from Quincy to Boston (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 18 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 1:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Boston to Quincy

Freeway, about 4 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 14 to 44 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 central Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 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	39	46	52	47	45	41	32	30	31	34	29	27	27	24	20	19
Tue	18	36	48	53	52	46	43	31	29	31	34	31	32	31	25	22	20
Wed	18	36	48	53	52	48	42	35	31	33	35	33	33	30	26	22	21
Thu	18	39	49	54	53	48	43	34	31	34	37	34	36	32	26	24	22
Fri	18	31	37	44	42	42	44	41	38	35	34	34	32	28	26	21	20
Sat	17	17	18	18	19	30	39	44	44	43	44	40	39	35	29	22	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	31	34	41	41	40	35	31	29	28	26	22

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 18 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 18 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.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (4 miles)

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

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

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