Best Time to Drive from Rochester to South Boston

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 117 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 96 at this time.

Only 54% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Rochester 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	96	114	122	111	100	94	98	97	114	121	113	111	103	93	91	94	94
Tue	98	129	144	128	109	97	95	96	118	126	123	125	115	95	93	93	93
Wed	96	121	139	129	108	99	95	96	118	131	127	126	118	98	93	94	94
Thu	96	120	135	123	107	99	95	99	123	132	128	129	118	99	94	95	94
Fri	93	102	104	99	96	99	99	107	123	119	118	111	106	99	94	93	93
Sat	89	90	90	91	95	97	100	102	102	104	103	102	102	97	94	92	91
Sun	89	88	89	89	92	95	98	101	101	102	102	99	99	96	93	93	92

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Rochester to South Boston (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (15 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rochester 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 Rochester to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 91 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rochester to South Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (32 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (20 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Boston to Rochester (return trip) · Rochester 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	96	114	122	111	100	94	98	97	114	121	113	111	103	93	91	94	94
Tue	98	129	144	128	109	97	95	96	118	126	123	125	115	95	93	93	93
Wed	96	121	139	129	108	99	95	96	118	131	127	126	118	98	93	94	94
Thu	96	120	135	123	107	99	95	99	123	132	128	129	118	99	94	95	94
Fri	93	102	104	99	96	99	99	107	123	119	118	111	106	99	94	93	93
Sat	89	90	90	91	95	97	100	102	102	104	103	102	102	97	94	92	91
Sun	89	88	89	89	92	95	98	101	101	102	102	99	99	96	93	93	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	114	122	111	100	94	98	97	114	121	113	111	103	93	91	94	94
Tue	98	129	144	128	109	97	95	96	118	126	123	125	115	95	93	93	93
Wed	96	121	139	129	108	99	95	96	118	131	127	126	118	98	93	94	94
Thu	96	120	135	123	107	99	95	99	123	132	128	129	118	99	94	95	94
Fri	93	102	104	99	96	99	99	107	123	119	118	111	106	99	94	93	93
Sat	89	90	90	91	95	97	100	102	102	104	103	102	102	97	94	92	91
Sun	89	88	89	89	92	95	98	101	101	102	102	99	99	96	93	93	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	114	122	111	100	94	98	97	114	121	113	111	103	93	91	94	94
Tue	98	129	144	128	109	97	95	96	118	126	123	125	115	95	93	93	93
Wed	96	121	139	129	108	99	95	96	118	131	127	126	118	98	93	94	94
Thu	96	120	135	123	107	99	95	99	123	132	128	129	118	99	94	95	94
Fri	93	102	104	99	96	99	99	107	123	119	118	111	106	99	94	93	93
Sat	89	90	90	91	95	97	100	102	102	104	103	102	102	97	94	92	91
Sun	89	88	89	89	92	95	98	101	101	102	102	99	99	96	93	93	92