Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Waltham
Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 37 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 South, usually 28 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 25 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 40 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
| Tue | 25 | 29 | 45 | 65 | 55 | 39 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
| Wed | 25 | 29 | 44 | 61 | 51 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 32 | 27 | 27 |
| Thu | 25 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 48 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 33 | 27 | 28 |
| Fri | 25 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 27 |
| Sat | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Sun | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 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 (7 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)
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