Best Time to Drive from Randolph to Boston

Right now (11:20 pm EST): about 18 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	36	45	54	50	38	29	25	25	29	37	38	36	37	29	20	19
Tue	18	35	50	63	57	46	37	26	24	29	38	39	43	42	30	20	19
Wed	18	35	50	60	55	46	36	29	26	30	38	41	43	42	33	20	20
Thu	19	34	45	55	53	43	34	28	27	33	41	45	46	43	35	20	20
Fri	18	30	35	36	35	33	36	35	35	43	48	48	47	44	39	21	20
Sat	17	17	18	18	20	28	35	37	38	37	38	34	33	32	28	21	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	30	33	35	34	32	29	27	27	26	24	21

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 63 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 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (38 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 11 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 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 18 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Randolph to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (15 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Randolph (return trip) · Randolph to Worcester · Randolph to Providence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	36	45	54	50	38	29	25	25	29	37	38	36	37	29	20	19
Tue	18	35	50	63	57	46	37	26	24	29	38	39	43	42	30	20	19
Wed	18	35	50	60	55	46	36	29	26	30	38	41	43	42	33	20	20
Thu	19	34	45	55	53	43	34	28	27	33	41	45	46	43	35	20	20
Fri	18	30	35	36	35	33	36	35	35	43	48	48	47	44	39	21	20
Sat	17	17	18	18	20	28	35	37	38	37	38	34	33	32	28	21	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	30	33	35	34	32	29	27	27	26	24	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	36	45	54	50	38	29	25	25	29	37	38	36	37	29	20	19
Tue	18	35	50	63	57	46	37	26	24	29	38	39	43	42	30	20	19
Wed	18	35	50	60	55	46	36	29	26	30	38	41	43	42	33	20	20
Thu	19	34	45	55	53	43	34	28	27	33	41	45	46	43	35	20	20
Fri	18	30	35	36	35	33	36	35	35	43	48	48	47	44	39	21	20
Sat	17	17	18	18	20	28	35	37	38	37	38	34	33	32	28	21	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	30	33	35	34	32	29	27	27	26	24	21

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	36	45	54	50	38	29	25	25	29	37	38	36	37	29	20	19
Tue	18	35	50	63	57	46	37	26	24	29	38	39	43	42	30	20	19
Wed	18	35	50	60	55	46	36	29	26	30	38	41	43	42	33	20	20
Thu	19	34	45	55	53	43	34	28	27	33	41	45	46	43	35	20	20
Fri	18	30	35	36	35	33	36	35	35	43	48	48	47	44	39	21	20
Sat	17	17	18	18	20	28	35	37	38	37	38	34	33	32	28	21	20
Sun	17	17	17	17	18	23	30	33	35	34	32	29	27	27	26	24	21