Best Time to Drive from Smithfield to Boston

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Smithfield 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	60	78	89	94	78	70	65	62	65	72	72	72	76	67	55	54	55
Tue	60	83	111	109	93	76	66	60	62	72	74	77	82	71	58	54	56
Wed	60	80	107	106	92	76	68	64	63	71	74	78	81	74	59	55	56
Thu	61	82	103	102	88	75	67	65	66	75	78	81	84	74	59	55	57
Fri	58	71	74	73	70	73	74	74	76	83	87	85	86	81	64	54	55
Sat	51	51	52	53	58	68	75	74	73	73	70	67	66	66	59	55	55
Sun	51	51	50	51	54	62	68	70	69	69	65	63	63	64	60	57	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Smithfield to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Smithfield 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 Smithfield to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 54 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Smithfield to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (27 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	78	89	94	78	70	65	62	65	72	72	72	76	67	55	54	55
Tue	60	83	111	109	93	76	66	60	62	72	74	77	82	71	58	54	56
Wed	60	80	107	106	92	76	68	64	63	71	74	78	81	74	59	55	56
Thu	61	82	103	102	88	75	67	65	66	75	78	81	84	74	59	55	57
Fri	58	71	74	73	70	73	74	74	76	83	87	85	86	81	64	54	55
Sat	51	51	52	53	58	68	75	74	73	73	70	67	66	66	59	55	55
Sun	51	51	50	51	54	62	68	70	69	69	65	63	63	64	60	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	78	89	94	78	70	65	62	65	72	72	72	76	67	55	54	55
Tue	60	83	111	109	93	76	66	60	62	72	74	77	82	71	58	54	56
Wed	60	80	107	106	92	76	68	64	63	71	74	78	81	74	59	55	56
Thu	61	82	103	102	88	75	67	65	66	75	78	81	84	74	59	55	57
Fri	58	71	74	73	70	73	74	74	76	83	87	85	86	81	64	54	55
Sat	51	51	52	53	58	68	75	74	73	73	70	67	66	66	59	55	55
Sun	51	51	50	51	54	62	68	70	69	69	65	63	63	64	60	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	78	89	94	78	70	65	62	65	72	72	72	76	67	55	54	55
Tue	60	83	111	109	93	76	66	60	62	72	74	77	82	71	58	54	56
Wed	60	80	107	106	92	76	68	64	63	71	74	78	81	74	59	55	56
Thu	61	82	103	102	88	75	67	65	66	75	78	81	84	74	59	55	57
Fri	58	71	74	73	70	73	74	74	76	83	87	85	86	81	64	54	55
Sat	51	51	52	53	58	68	75	74	73	73	70	67	66	66	59	55	55
Sun	51	51	50	51	54	62	68	70	69	69	65	63	63	64	60	57	56