Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Waltham

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 36 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 South, usually 30 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Quincy to Waltham 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	25	29	39	49	40	32	30	29	29	33	38	41	40	36	29	26	27
Tue	25	29	45	65	54	39	32	30	29	33	40	44	47	41	31	27	27
Wed	25	29	43	62	50	38	32	31	30	34	41	45	46	42	32	27	27
Thu	25	29	41	56	48	35	31	30	31	37	43	46	46	42	33	27	28
Fri	25	28	33	36	34	32	33	35	37	43	48	48	45	39	32	27	27
Sat	25	24	25	25	26	28	32	34	35	35	35	35	32	31	28	27	26
Sun	25	24	24	24	25	26	29	31	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Quincy to Waltham (via I-95 North and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 19 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 Waltham (Main 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 25 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	39	49	40	32	30	29	29	33	38	41	40	36	29	26	27
Tue	25	29	45	65	54	39	32	30	29	33	40	44	47	41	31	27	27
Wed	25	29	43	62	50	38	32	31	30	34	41	45	46	42	32	27	27
Thu	25	29	41	56	48	35	31	30	31	37	43	46	46	42	33	27	28
Fri	25	28	33	36	34	32	33	35	37	43	48	48	45	39	32	27	27
Sat	25	24	25	25	26	28	32	34	35	35	35	35	32	31	28	27	26
Sun	25	24	24	24	25	26	29	31	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	39	49	40	32	30	29	29	33	38	41	40	36	29	26	27
Tue	25	29	45	65	54	39	32	30	29	33	40	44	47	41	31	27	27
Wed	25	29	43	62	50	38	32	31	30	34	41	45	46	42	32	27	27
Thu	25	29	41	56	48	35	31	30	31	37	43	46	46	42	33	27	28
Fri	25	28	33	36	34	32	33	35	37	43	48	48	45	39	32	27	27
Sat	25	24	25	25	26	28	32	34	35	35	35	35	32	31	28	27	26
Sun	25	24	24	24	25	26	29	31	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	29	39	49	40	32	30	29	29	33	38	41	40	36	29	26	27
Tue	25	29	45	65	54	39	32	30	29	33	40	44	47	41	31	27	27
Wed	25	29	43	62	50	38	32	31	30	34	41	45	46	42	32	27	27
Thu	25	29	41	56	48	35	31	30	31	37	43	46	46	42	33	27	28
Fri	25	28	33	36	34	32	33	35	37	43	48	48	45	39	32	27	27
Sat	25	24	25	25	26	28	32	34	35	35	35	35	32	31	28	27	26
Sun	25	24	24	24	25	26	29	31	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	27