Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Dover

Right now (9:06 pm EDT): about 86 minutes via I-95 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 35% 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 South Boston to Dover 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	83	83	85	87	86	86	84	84	84	86	89	91	90	85	84	83	85
Tue	83	82	85	91	92	86	84	84	83	86	88	91	89	86	85	84	83
Wed	83	82	84	90	91	87	85	84	84	87	88	92	92	88	85	83	83
Thu	84	82	85	92	91	86	85	85	84	89	93	97	96	91	86	84	85
Fri	83	82	85	86	84	84	84	84	85	89	94	95	91	85	83	83	83
Sat	84	82	81	81	82	82	84	84	83	84	85	85	84	83	84	82	82
Sun	85	83	82	81	82	82	82	83	83	85	86	86	86	84	84	84	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from South Boston to Dover (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (29 to 36 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 Dover 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 Dover?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 82 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Dover?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (30 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (7 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (2 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Dover to South Boston (return trip) · South Boston to Providence · South Boston to Fall River · South Boston to Nashua · South Boston to New Bedford · South Boston to Haverhill · South Boston to Malden · South Boston to Medford · South Boston to Taunton · South Boston to Weymouth · South Boston to Revere · South Boston to Peabody

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	83	85	87	86	86	84	84	84	86	89	91	90	85	84	83	85
Tue	83	82	85	91	92	86	84	84	83	86	88	91	89	86	85	84	83
Wed	83	82	84	90	91	87	85	84	84	87	88	92	92	88	85	83	83
Thu	84	82	85	92	91	86	85	85	84	89	93	97	96	91	86	84	85
Fri	83	82	85	86	84	84	84	84	85	89	94	95	91	85	83	83	83
Sat	84	82	81	81	82	82	84	84	83	84	85	85	84	83	84	82	82
Sun	85	83	82	81	82	82	82	83	83	85	86	86	86	84	84	84	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	83	85	87	86	86	84	84	84	86	89	91	90	85	84	83	85
Tue	83	82	85	91	92	86	84	84	83	86	88	91	89	86	85	84	83
Wed	83	82	84	90	91	87	85	84	84	87	88	92	92	88	85	83	83
Thu	84	82	85	92	91	86	85	85	84	89	93	97	96	91	86	84	85
Fri	83	82	85	86	84	84	84	84	85	89	94	95	91	85	83	83	83
Sat	84	82	81	81	82	82	84	84	83	84	85	85	84	83	84	82	82
Sun	85	83	82	81	82	82	82	83	83	85	86	86	86	84	84	84	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	83	85	87	86	86	84	84	84	86	89	91	90	85	84	83	85
Tue	83	82	85	91	92	86	84	84	83	86	88	91	89	86	85	84	83
Wed	83	82	84	90	91	87	85	84	84	87	88	92	92	88	85	83	83
Thu	84	82	85	92	91	86	85	85	84	89	93	97	96	91	86	84	85
Fri	83	82	85	86	84	84	84	84	85	89	94	95	91	85	83	83	83
Sat	84	82	81	81	82	82	84	84	83	84	85	85	84	83	84	82	82
Sun	85	83	82	81	82	82	82	83	83	85	86	86	86	84	84	84	84