Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Malden

Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 24 minutes via I-93 North, usually 27 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Malden 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	36	45	51	47	42	39	35	34	39	39	39	41	35	28	25	25
Tue	22	37	49	54	55	46	42	35	33	41	45	49	52	46	31	25	25
Wed	22	36	47	53	54	46	41	35	35	45	43	48	52	44	32	26	26
Thu	22	35	47	53	53	46	42	38	38	48	51	54	55	46	32	28	26
Fri	22	31	39	42	41	41	45	47	49	50	51	53	46	36	32	29	25
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	36	45	49	51	48	49	45	42	39	36	29	25
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	36	40	45	45	43	42	38	34	33	31	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Quincy to Malden (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 55 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Quincy to central Malden 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 Malden?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 22 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Malden?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (10 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Malden 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	36	45	51	47	42	39	35	34	39	39	39	41	35	28	25	25
Tue	22	37	49	54	55	46	42	35	33	41	45	49	52	46	31	25	25
Wed	22	36	47	53	54	46	41	35	35	45	43	48	52	44	32	26	26
Thu	22	35	47	53	53	46	42	38	38	48	51	54	55	46	32	28	26
Fri	22	31	39	42	41	41	45	47	49	50	51	53	46	36	32	29	25
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	36	45	49	51	48	49	45	42	39	36	29	25
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	36	40	45	45	43	42	38	34	33	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	36	45	51	47	42	39	35	34	39	39	39	41	35	28	25	25
Tue	22	37	49	54	55	46	42	35	33	41	45	49	52	46	31	25	25
Wed	22	36	47	53	54	46	41	35	35	45	43	48	52	44	32	26	26
Thu	22	35	47	53	53	46	42	38	38	48	51	54	55	46	32	28	26
Fri	22	31	39	42	41	41	45	47	49	50	51	53	46	36	32	29	25
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	36	45	49	51	48	49	45	42	39	36	29	25
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	36	40	45	45	43	42	38	34	33	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	36	45	51	47	42	39	35	34	39	39	39	41	35	28	25	25
Tue	22	37	49	54	55	46	42	35	33	41	45	49	52	46	31	25	25
Wed	22	36	47	53	54	46	41	35	35	45	43	48	52	44	32	26	26
Thu	22	35	47	53	53	46	42	38	38	48	51	54	55	46	32	28	26
Fri	22	31	39	42	41	41	45	47	49	50	51	53	46	36	32	29	25
Sat	21	21	22	23	25	36	45	49	51	48	49	45	42	39	36	29	25
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	36	40	45	45	43	42	38	34	33	31	27