Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Natick

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 47 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 South and I-93 North, usually 37 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Quincy to Natick 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	33	39	56	62	51	44	40	39	39	45	57	58	54	46	38	35	35
Tue	33	40	70	78	65	50	43	39	39	46	59	64	67	55	41	35	36
Wed	33	39	66	75	61	49	43	41	40	47	62	67	68	57	43	36	36
Thu	33	39	60	67	56	46	42	41	41	50	64	69	68	59	45	36	35
Fri	33	37	45	48	46	43	43	45	48	60	68	67	61	51	43	36	35
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	37	43	45	46	48	47	46	43	41	37	35	35
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	35	39	41	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Quincy to Natick (via I-95 North and I-93 South and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (20 to 50 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 Natick (West Central Street) 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 Natick?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 33 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Natick?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Natick 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	33	39	56	62	51	44	40	39	39	45	57	58	54	46	38	35	35
Tue	33	40	70	78	65	50	43	39	39	46	59	64	67	55	41	35	36
Wed	33	39	66	75	61	49	43	41	40	47	62	67	68	57	43	36	36
Thu	33	39	60	67	56	46	42	41	41	50	64	69	68	59	45	36	35
Fri	33	37	45	48	46	43	43	45	48	60	68	67	61	51	43	36	35
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	37	43	45	46	48	47	46	43	41	37	35	35
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	35	39	41	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	56	62	51	44	40	39	39	45	57	58	54	46	38	35	35
Tue	33	40	70	78	65	50	43	39	39	46	59	64	67	55	41	35	36
Wed	33	39	66	75	61	49	43	41	40	47	62	67	68	57	43	36	36
Thu	33	39	60	67	56	46	42	41	41	50	64	69	68	59	45	36	35
Fri	33	37	45	48	46	43	43	45	48	60	68	67	61	51	43	36	35
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	37	43	45	46	48	47	46	43	41	37	35	35
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	35	39	41	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	56	62	51	44	40	39	39	45	57	58	54	46	38	35	35
Tue	33	40	70	78	65	50	43	39	39	46	59	64	67	55	41	35	36
Wed	33	39	66	75	61	49	43	41	40	47	62	67	68	57	43	36	36
Thu	33	39	60	67	56	46	42	41	41	50	64	69	68	59	45	36	35
Fri	33	37	45	48	46	43	43	45	48	60	68	67	61	51	43	36	35
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	37	43	45	46	48	47	46	43	41	37	35	35
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	35	39	41	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	36	35