Best Time to Drive from Reading to South Boston

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 23 minutes via I-93 South and I-95 South, usually 23 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Reading to South 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	20	23	38	48	39	29	24	27	28	42	53	44	40	34	23	21	22
Tue	20	24	47	64	56	41	29	25	25	43	57	54	55	47	26	23	22
Wed	19	24	41	60	55	39	31	26	26	45	59	58	56	49	28	23	23
Thu	20	23	43	59	51	37	31	26	29	48	61	57	58	52	31	24	23
Fri	20	22	30	34	29	26	29	28	37	53	51	49	42	35	29	24	23
Sat	19	19	20	20	21	27	27	30	32	32	35	34	31	30	27	25	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	23	25	29	32	30	31	30	28	27	26	23	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Reading to South Boston (via I-93 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 64 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 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Reading to central South 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 South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 19 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Reading to South Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (14 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	23	38	48	39	29	24	27	28	42	53	44	40	34	23	21	22
Tue	20	24	47	64	56	41	29	25	25	43	57	54	55	47	26	23	22
Wed	19	24	41	60	55	39	31	26	26	45	59	58	56	49	28	23	23
Thu	20	23	43	59	51	37	31	26	29	48	61	57	58	52	31	24	23
Fri	20	22	30	34	29	26	29	28	37	53	51	49	42	35	29	24	23
Sat	19	19	20	20	21	27	27	30	32	32	35	34	31	30	27	25	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	23	25	29	32	30	31	30	28	27	26	23	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	23	38	48	39	29	24	27	28	42	53	44	40	34	23	21	22
Tue	20	24	47	64	56	41	29	25	25	43	57	54	55	47	26	23	22
Wed	19	24	41	60	55	39	31	26	26	45	59	58	56	49	28	23	23
Thu	20	23	43	59	51	37	31	26	29	48	61	57	58	52	31	24	23
Fri	20	22	30	34	29	26	29	28	37	53	51	49	42	35	29	24	23
Sat	19	19	20	20	21	27	27	30	32	32	35	34	31	30	27	25	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	23	25	29	32	30	31	30	28	27	26	23	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	20	23	38	48	39	29	24	27	28	42	53	44	40	34	23	21	22
Tue	20	24	47	64	56	41	29	25	25	43	57	54	55	47	26	23	22
Wed	19	24	41	60	55	39	31	26	26	45	59	58	56	49	28	23	23
Thu	20	23	43	59	51	37	31	26	29	48	61	57	58	52	31	24	23
Fri	20	22	30	34	29	26	29	28	37	53	51	49	42	35	29	24	23
Sat	19	19	20	20	21	27	27	30	32	32	35	34	31	30	27	25	22
Sun	20	19	19	20	20	23	25	29	32	30	31	30	28	27	26	23	23