Best Time to Drive from Randolph to Boston

Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 38 minutes via I-93 North.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Randolph to Boston 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	19	35	44	52	48	38	30	27	26	30	38	38	36	36	29	20	19
Tue	18	35	50	61	56	46	37	27	25	30	39	39	43	42	30	20	20
Wed	18	34	46	59	55	46	36	30	27	31	38	41	44	41	33	20	20
Thu	19	34	45	55	53	44	36	29	28	34	42	44	46	42	34	21	20
Fri	18	29	34	36	35	33	36	37	37	43	50	48	47	44	39	21	19
Sat	17	17	18	18	20	29	35	40	40	37	38	33	32	31	28	22	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	30	33	35	34	31	29	27	27	26	24	22

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Randolph to Boston (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Randolph to central Boston 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 Randolph to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Randolph to Boston?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 18 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Randolph to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	35	44	52	48	38	30	27	26	30	38	38	36	36	29	20	19
Tue	18	35	50	61	56	46	37	27	25	30	39	39	43	42	30	20	20
Wed	18	34	46	59	55	46	36	30	27	31	38	41	44	41	33	20	20
Thu	19	34	45	55	53	44	36	29	28	34	42	44	46	42	34	21	20
Fri	18	29	34	36	35	33	36	37	37	43	50	48	47	44	39	21	19
Sat	17	17	18	18	20	29	35	40	40	37	38	33	32	31	28	22	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	30	33	35	34	31	29	27	27	26	24	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	35	44	52	48	38	30	27	26	30	38	38	36	36	29	20	19
Tue	18	35	50	61	56	46	37	27	25	30	39	39	43	42	30	20	20
Wed	18	34	46	59	55	46	36	30	27	31	38	41	44	41	33	20	20
Thu	19	34	45	55	53	44	36	29	28	34	42	44	46	42	34	21	20
Fri	18	29	34	36	35	33	36	37	37	43	50	48	47	44	39	21	19
Sat	17	17	18	18	20	29	35	40	40	37	38	33	32	31	28	22	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	30	33	35	34	31	29	27	27	26	24	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	35	44	52	48	38	30	27	26	30	38	38	36	36	29	20	19
Tue	18	35	50	61	56	46	37	27	25	30	39	39	43	42	30	20	20
Wed	18	34	46	59	55	46	36	30	27	31	38	41	44	41	33	20	20
Thu	19	34	45	55	53	44	36	29	28	34	42	44	46	42	34	21	20
Fri	18	29	34	36	35	33	36	37	37	43	50	48	47	44	39	21	19
Sat	17	17	18	18	20	29	35	40	40	37	38	33	32	31	28	22	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	30	33	35	34	31	29	27	27	26	24	22