Best Time to Drive from Shrewsbury to Boston

Right now (11:20 pm EST): about 47 minutes via I-90 East.

Only 64% 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 Shrewsbury 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	45	49	77	87	69	52	50	49	49	52	57	65	66	59	48	46	50
Tue	45	50	95	111	90	65	52	49	50	53	61	75	87	75	51	47	49
Wed	45	50	92	108	89	64	52	50	50	55	69	82	90	79	56	47	51
Thu	45	51	86	100	83	60	51	50	51	57	73	88	95	81	56	47	51
Fri	45	47	56	61	55	51	51	53	57	66	80	87	84	72	57	48	47
Sat	45	44	45	44	46	47	52	55	55	56	59	58	57	55	48	46	46
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	50	53	54	53	52	51	50	49	47	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Shrewsbury to Boston (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 111 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (21 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 45 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Shrewsbury to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (24 miles)

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Boston to Shrewsbury (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	77	87	69	52	50	49	49	52	57	65	66	59	48	46	50
Tue	45	50	95	111	90	65	52	49	50	53	61	75	87	75	51	47	49
Wed	45	50	92	108	89	64	52	50	50	55	69	82	90	79	56	47	51
Thu	45	51	86	100	83	60	51	50	51	57	73	88	95	81	56	47	51
Fri	45	47	56	61	55	51	51	53	57	66	80	87	84	72	57	48	47
Sat	45	44	45	44	46	47	52	55	55	56	59	58	57	55	48	46	46
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	50	53	54	53	52	51	50	49	47	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	77	87	69	52	50	49	49	52	57	65	66	59	48	46	50
Tue	45	50	95	111	90	65	52	49	50	53	61	75	87	75	51	47	49
Wed	45	50	92	108	89	64	52	50	50	55	69	82	90	79	56	47	51
Thu	45	51	86	100	83	60	51	50	51	57	73	88	95	81	56	47	51
Fri	45	47	56	61	55	51	51	53	57	66	80	87	84	72	57	48	47
Sat	45	44	45	44	46	47	52	55	55	56	59	58	57	55	48	46	46
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	50	53	54	53	52	51	50	49	47	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	77	87	69	52	50	49	49	52	57	65	66	59	48	46	50
Tue	45	50	95	111	90	65	52	49	50	53	61	75	87	75	51	47	49
Wed	45	50	92	108	89	64	52	50	50	55	69	82	90	79	56	47	51
Thu	45	51	86	100	83	60	51	50	51	57	73	88	95	81	56	47	51
Fri	45	47	56	61	55	51	51	53	57	66	80	87	84	72	57	48	47
Sat	45	44	45	44	46	47	52	55	55	56	59	58	57	55	48	46	46
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	50	53	54	53	52	51	50	49	47	51