Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Brighton

Right now (3:50 am EST): about 26 minutes via I-93 North, usually 23 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Brighton 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	53	59	55	49	42	35	35	41	47	46	42	36	30	25	25
Tue	22	41	55	60	61	54	47	35	34	43	49	49	47	45	31	27	25
Wed	22	41	55	59	60	55	46	37	35	46	49	52	50	45	33	27	26
Thu	23	40	55	61	62	54	46	37	38	49	55	56	57	48	35	29	27
Fri	22	35	45	50	48	46	49	46	45	51	55	56	48	38	33	28	25
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	36	45	48	50	49	52	48	46	42	36	28	25
Sun	21	21	21	22	23	29	38	42	47	48	48	46	41	37	35	31	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Quincy to Brighton (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 63 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 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 to central Brighton 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 Brighton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 22 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Brighton?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (8 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Brighton to Quincy (return trip) · Quincy to Boston · 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

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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	53	59	55	49	42	35	35	41	47	46	42	36	30	25	25
Tue	22	41	55	60	61	54	47	35	34	43	49	49	47	45	31	27	25
Wed	22	41	55	59	60	55	46	37	35	46	49	52	50	45	33	27	26
Thu	23	40	55	61	62	54	46	37	38	49	55	56	57	48	35	29	27
Fri	22	35	45	50	48	46	49	46	45	51	55	56	48	38	33	28	25
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	36	45	48	50	49	52	48	46	42	36	28	25
Sun	21	21	21	22	23	29	38	42	47	48	48	46	41	37	35	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	42	53	59	55	49	42	35	35	41	47	46	42	36	30	25	25
Tue	22	41	55	60	61	54	47	35	34	43	49	49	47	45	31	27	25
Wed	22	41	55	59	60	55	46	37	35	46	49	52	50	45	33	27	26
Thu	23	40	55	61	62	54	46	37	38	49	55	56	57	48	35	29	27
Fri	22	35	45	50	48	46	49	46	45	51	55	56	48	38	33	28	25
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	36	45	48	50	49	52	48	46	42	36	28	25
Sun	21	21	21	22	23	29	38	42	47	48	48	46	41	37	35	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	42	53	59	55	49	42	35	35	41	47	46	42	36	30	25	25
Tue	22	41	55	60	61	54	47	35	34	43	49	49	47	45	31	27	25
Wed	22	41	55	59	60	55	46	37	35	46	49	52	50	45	33	27	26
Thu	23	40	55	61	62	54	46	37	38	49	55	56	57	48	35	29	27
Fri	22	35	45	50	48	46	49	46	45	51	55	56	48	38	33	28	25
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	36	45	48	50	49	52	48	46	42	36	28	25
Sun	21	21	21	22	23	29	38	42	47	48	48	46	41	37	35	31	27