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Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Barnstable

Right now (8:47 pm EDT): about 70 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 67 at this time.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from South Boston to Barnstable by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6366737573767776757983858273666666
Tue6266777774747674747987908880706867
Wed6365757876777877758187929082716868
Thu6367787877788183838897989786757271
Fri636574818184909192991061059884747065
Sat6361636877889695919087847871676765
Sun6361616163657073747372716867676766

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from South Boston to Barnstable (via MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Boston to central Barnstable 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 South Boston to Barnstable?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Boston to Barnstable?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 62 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Barnstable?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (26 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (6 miles)

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