Best Time to Drive from Reading to Boston

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 17 minutes via I-93 South and I-95 South, usually 18 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Reading 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	15	18	31	40	31	23	18	20	21	25	33	29	25	24	17	16	17
Tue	15	18	39	54	48	34	22	19	18	26	35	34	34	32	20	17	17
Wed	15	18	33	49	47	32	24	20	19	27	38	39	37	34	21	17	17
Thu	15	17	35	48	42	30	23	19	20	30	40	37	38	36	23	18	17
Fri	15	16	24	27	22	20	20	20	24	33	35	34	31	27	22	18	17
Sat	15	14	15	15	16	20	20	23	24	25	26	26	24	24	21	18	16
Sun	15	15	14	15	15	17	18	22	25	23	24	23	21	20	20	17	17

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Reading to Boston (via I-93 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (27 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Reading 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 Reading to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 15 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Reading to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (11 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Reading (return trip) · Reading to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	15	18	31	40	31	23	18	20	21	25	33	29	25	24	17	16	17
Tue	15	18	39	54	48	34	22	19	18	26	35	34	34	32	20	17	17
Wed	15	18	33	49	47	32	24	20	19	27	38	39	37	34	21	17	17
Thu	15	17	35	48	42	30	23	19	20	30	40	37	38	36	23	18	17
Fri	15	16	24	27	22	20	20	20	24	33	35	34	31	27	22	18	17
Sat	15	14	15	15	16	20	20	23	24	25	26	26	24	24	21	18	16
Sun	15	15	14	15	15	17	18	22	25	23	24	23	21	20	20	17	17

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	15	18	31	40	31	23	18	20	21	25	33	29	25	24	17	16	17
Tue	15	18	39	54	48	34	22	19	18	26	35	34	34	32	20	17	17
Wed	15	18	33	49	47	32	24	20	19	27	38	39	37	34	21	17	17
Thu	15	17	35	48	42	30	23	19	20	30	40	37	38	36	23	18	17
Fri	15	16	24	27	22	20	20	20	24	33	35	34	31	27	22	18	17
Sat	15	14	15	15	16	20	20	23	24	25	26	26	24	24	21	18	16
Sun	15	15	14	15	15	17	18	22	25	23	24	23	21	20	20	17	17

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	15	18	31	40	31	23	18	20	21	25	33	29	25	24	17	16	17
Tue	15	18	39	54	48	34	22	19	18	26	35	34	34	32	20	17	17
Wed	15	18	33	49	47	32	24	20	19	27	38	39	37	34	21	17	17
Thu	15	17	35	48	42	30	23	19	20	30	40	37	38	36	23	18	17
Fri	15	16	24	27	22	20	20	20	24	33	35	34	31	27	22	18	17
Sat	15	14	15	15	16	20	20	23	24	25	26	26	24	24	21	18	16
Sun	15	15	14	15	15	17	18	22	25	23	24	23	21	20	20	17	17