Best Time to Drive from Somerset to Boston

Right now (10:20 pm EST): about 54 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North.

Only 58% 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 Somerset 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	59	77	90	88	76	68	60	62	63	72	76	75	77	68	54	52	53
Tue	59	85	101	99	87	73	64	59	61	68	74	80	84	71	56	52	53
Wed	58	83	101	99	86	73	64	61	61	67	76	80	83	73	58	52	53
Thu	59	82	98	97	84	72	65	63	64	72	80	84	87	76	58	52	54
Fri	56	71	74	71	67	69	67	68	73	81	89	88	84	76	62	53	53
Sat	49	49	50	51	55	63	68	69	69	69	68	65	64	64	56	53	53
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	58	62	67	67	67	64	60	58	62	57	54	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Somerset to Boston (via MA-24 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 104 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Somerset 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 Somerset to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 52 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Somerset to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

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Boston to Somerset (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	59	77	90	88	76	68	60	62	63	72	76	75	77	68	54	52	53
Tue	59	85	101	99	87	73	64	59	61	68	74	80	84	71	56	52	53
Wed	58	83	101	99	86	73	64	61	61	67	76	80	83	73	58	52	53
Thu	59	82	98	97	84	72	65	63	64	72	80	84	87	76	58	52	54
Fri	56	71	74	71	67	69	67	68	73	81	89	88	84	76	62	53	53
Sat	49	49	50	51	55	63	68	69	69	69	68	65	64	64	56	53	53
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	58	62	67	67	67	64	60	58	62	57	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	77	90	88	76	68	60	62	63	72	76	75	77	68	54	52	53
Tue	59	85	101	99	87	73	64	59	61	68	74	80	84	71	56	52	53
Wed	58	83	101	99	86	73	64	61	61	67	76	80	83	73	58	52	53
Thu	59	82	98	97	84	72	65	63	64	72	80	84	87	76	58	52	54
Fri	56	71	74	71	67	69	67	68	73	81	89	88	84	76	62	53	53
Sat	49	49	50	51	55	63	68	69	69	69	68	65	64	64	56	53	53
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	58	62	67	67	67	64	60	58	62	57	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	77	90	88	76	68	60	62	63	72	76	75	77	68	54	52	53
Tue	59	85	101	99	87	73	64	59	61	68	74	80	84	71	56	52	53
Wed	58	83	101	99	86	73	64	61	61	67	76	80	83	73	58	52	53
Thu	59	82	98	97	84	72	65	63	64	72	80	84	87	76	58	52	54
Fri	56	71	74	71	67	69	67	68	73	81	89	88	84	76	62	53	53
Sat	49	49	50	51	55	63	68	69	69	69	68	65	64	64	56	53	53
Sun	49	48	49	49	50	58	62	67	67	67	64	60	58	62	57	54	54