Best Time to Drive from Smithfield to Boston

Right now (10:36 pm EST): about 63 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North.

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	79	93	96	79	69	63	61	63	70	71	71	76	67	55	54	55
Tue	61	84	112	109	95	74	65	59	61	71	73	77	82	71	58	54	56
Wed	60	81	110	106	91	75	67	63	62	70	74	77	82	75	59	55	56
Thu	61	83	105	103	86	74	66	64	66	74	79	81	84	74	59	55	57
Fri	58	72	75	74	70	72	72	72	75	82	86	85	85	81	64	55	55
Sat	51	51	52	53	57	67	73	72	73	72	71	67	67	67	59	55	54
Sun	51	51	50	51	53	61	67	70	69	68	65	64	63	65	60	57	55

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 117 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (73 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 54 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Smithfield to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	79	93	96	79	69	63	61	63	70	71	71	76	67	55	54	55
Tue	61	84	112	109	95	74	65	59	61	71	73	77	82	71	58	54	56
Wed	60	81	110	106	91	75	67	63	62	70	74	77	82	75	59	55	56
Thu	61	83	105	103	86	74	66	64	66	74	79	81	84	74	59	55	57
Fri	58	72	75	74	70	72	72	72	75	82	86	85	85	81	64	55	55
Sat	51	51	52	53	57	67	73	72	73	72	71	67	67	67	59	55	54
Sun	51	51	50	51	53	61	67	70	69	68	65	64	63	65	60	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	79	93	96	79	69	63	61	63	70	71	71	76	67	55	54	55
Tue	61	84	112	109	95	74	65	59	61	71	73	77	82	71	58	54	56
Wed	60	81	110	106	91	75	67	63	62	70	74	77	82	75	59	55	56
Thu	61	83	105	103	86	74	66	64	66	74	79	81	84	74	59	55	57
Fri	58	72	75	74	70	72	72	72	75	82	86	85	85	81	64	55	55
Sat	51	51	52	53	57	67	73	72	73	72	71	67	67	67	59	55	54
Sun	51	51	50	51	53	61	67	70	69	68	65	64	63	65	60	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	79	93	96	79	69	63	61	63	70	71	71	76	67	55	54	55
Tue	61	84	112	109	95	74	65	59	61	71	73	77	82	71	58	54	56
Wed	60	81	110	106	91	75	67	63	62	70	74	77	82	75	59	55	56
Thu	61	83	105	103	86	74	66	64	66	74	79	81	84	74	59	55	57
Fri	58	72	75	74	70	72	72	72	75	82	86	85	85	81	64	55	55
Sat	51	51	52	53	57	67	73	72	73	72	71	67	67	67	59	55	54
Sun	51	51	50	51	53	61	67	70	69	68	65	64	63	65	60	57	55