Best Time to Drive from Rockland to Boston

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 24 minutes via I-93 North and MA-3 North, usually 24 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Rockland 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	23	36	48	53	48	40	35	33	31	33	38	36	36	36	31	24	23
Tue	22	37	53	62	54	46	39	31	29	32	38	37	41	40	31	24	24
Wed	22	36	51	60	54	45	38	34	31	33	38	39	41	40	33	24	24
Thu	23	35	48	55	52	44	39	33	31	35	41	42	42	41	34	24	24
Fri	22	32	36	38	37	36	39	39	39	42	47	45	44	42	38	24	24
Sat	21	21	22	22	24	32	40	42	42	39	39	36	35	34	31	25	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	34	37	40	39	37	34	32	31	31	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Rockland to Boston (via I-93 North and MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rockland 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 Rockland to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 22 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rockland to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (14 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	36	48	53	48	40	35	33	31	33	38	36	36	36	31	24	23
Tue	22	37	53	62	54	46	39	31	29	32	38	37	41	40	31	24	24
Wed	22	36	51	60	54	45	38	34	31	33	38	39	41	40	33	24	24
Thu	23	35	48	55	52	44	39	33	31	35	41	42	42	41	34	24	24
Fri	22	32	36	38	37	36	39	39	39	42	47	45	44	42	38	24	24
Sat	21	21	22	22	24	32	40	42	42	39	39	36	35	34	31	25	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	34	37	40	39	37	34	32	31	31	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	36	48	53	48	40	35	33	31	33	38	36	36	36	31	24	23
Tue	22	37	53	62	54	46	39	31	29	32	38	37	41	40	31	24	24
Wed	22	36	51	60	54	45	38	34	31	33	38	39	41	40	33	24	24
Thu	23	35	48	55	52	44	39	33	31	35	41	42	42	41	34	24	24
Fri	22	32	36	38	37	36	39	39	39	42	47	45	44	42	38	24	24
Sat	21	21	22	22	24	32	40	42	42	39	39	36	35	34	31	25	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	34	37	40	39	37	34	32	31	31	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	36	48	53	48	40	35	33	31	33	38	36	36	36	31	24	23
Tue	22	37	53	62	54	46	39	31	29	32	38	37	41	40	31	24	24
Wed	22	36	51	60	54	45	38	34	31	33	38	39	41	40	33	24	24
Thu	23	35	48	55	52	44	39	33	31	35	41	42	42	41	34	24	24
Fri	22	32	36	38	37	36	39	39	39	42	47	45	44	42	38	24	24
Sat	21	21	22	22	24	32	40	42	42	39	39	36	35	34	31	25	24
Sun	21	21	21	21	22	27	34	37	40	39	37	34	32	31	31	29	27