Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Cambridge

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 45 minutes via I-93 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Cambridge (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Cambridge to Quincy

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 19 to 58 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 Cambridge (Ellery Street) 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 Cambridge 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	26	52	61	68	59	54	51	42	40	42	45	41	39	36	32	28	27
Tue	25	51	65	71	70	60	54	41	39	43	49	45	46	44	34	29	28
Wed	24	50	64	70	69	60	52	45	41	47	47	48	48	43	35	30	29
Thu	25	51	64	72	69	60	54	45	43	50	54	50	53	46	35	32	30
Fri	25	39	50	56	53	52	57	54	51	52	50	50	46	39	36	29	27
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	40	51	58	58	57	58	52	50	46	38	31	28
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	31	41	46	55	55	53	47	42	38	37	34	30

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 Cambridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 24 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Cambridge?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	52	61	68	59	54	51	42	40	42	45	41	39	36	32	28	27
Tue	25	51	65	71	70	60	54	41	39	43	49	45	46	44	34	29	28
Wed	24	50	64	70	69	60	52	45	41	47	47	48	48	43	35	30	29
Thu	25	51	64	72	69	60	54	45	43	50	54	50	53	46	35	32	30
Fri	25	39	50	56	53	52	57	54	51	52	50	50	46	39	36	29	27
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	40	51	58	58	57	58	52	50	46	38	31	28
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	31	41	46	55	55	53	47	42	38	37	34	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	52	61	68	59	54	51	42	40	42	45	41	39	36	32	28	27
Tue	25	51	65	71	70	60	54	41	39	43	49	45	46	44	34	29	28
Wed	24	50	64	70	69	60	52	45	41	47	47	48	48	43	35	30	29
Thu	25	51	64	72	69	60	54	45	43	50	54	50	53	46	35	32	30
Fri	25	39	50	56	53	52	57	54	51	52	50	50	46	39	36	29	27
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	40	51	58	58	57	58	52	50	46	38	31	28
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	31	41	46	55	55	53	47	42	38	37	34	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	52	61	68	59	54	51	42	40	42	45	41	39	36	32	28	27
Tue	25	51	65	71	70	60	54	41	39	43	49	45	46	44	34	29	28
Wed	24	50	64	70	69	60	52	45	41	47	47	48	48	43	35	30	29
Thu	25	51	64	72	69	60	54	45	43	50	54	50	53	46	35	32	30
Fri	25	39	50	56	53	52	57	54	51	52	50	50	46	39	36	29	27
Sat	24	24	25	25	27	40	51	58	58	57	58	52	50	46	38	31	28
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	31	41	46	55	55	53	47	42	38	37	34	30