Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Fall River

Right now (10:32 pm EDT): about 55 minutes via MA-24 South and I-93 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from South Boston to Fall River 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	47	48	51	57	55	57	56	56	57	63	75	80	76	60	50	49	48
Tue	47	47	51	58	55	56	55	56	56	62	75	86	81	67	55	50	49
Wed	46	48	50	57	58	56	54	56	56	61	75	85	80	70	56	51	50
Thu	47	48	52	56	55	56	56	57	56	63	76	87	86	72	59	52	51
Fri	46	47	51	59	58	57	56	59	61	68	84	88	79	66	53	51	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	49	52	57	58	60	59	59	59	55	52	50	50	50
Sun	46	45	45	45	46	48	51	53	55	55	53	52	50	50	50	50	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from South Boston to Fall River (via MA-24 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 3 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 Fall River 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 Fall River?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Boston to Fall River?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Fall River?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fall River to South Boston (return trip) · South Boston to Providence · South Boston to Nashua

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	51	57	55	57	56	56	57	63	75	80	76	60	50	49	48
Tue	47	47	51	58	55	56	55	56	56	62	75	86	81	67	55	50	49
Wed	46	48	50	57	58	56	54	56	56	61	75	85	80	70	56	51	50
Thu	47	48	52	56	55	56	56	57	56	63	76	87	86	72	59	52	51
Fri	46	47	51	59	58	57	56	59	61	68	84	88	79	66	53	51	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	49	52	57	58	60	59	59	59	55	52	50	50	50
Sun	46	45	45	45	46	48	51	53	55	55	53	52	50	50	50	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	51	57	55	57	56	56	57	63	75	80	76	60	50	49	48
Tue	47	47	51	58	55	56	55	56	56	62	75	86	81	67	55	50	49
Wed	46	48	50	57	58	56	54	56	56	61	75	85	80	70	56	51	50
Thu	47	48	52	56	55	56	56	57	56	63	76	87	86	72	59	52	51
Fri	46	47	51	59	58	57	56	59	61	68	84	88	79	66	53	51	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	49	52	57	58	60	59	59	59	55	52	50	50	50
Sun	46	45	45	45	46	48	51	53	55	55	53	52	50	50	50	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	51	57	55	57	56	56	57	63	75	80	76	60	50	49	48
Tue	47	47	51	58	55	56	55	56	56	62	75	86	81	67	55	50	49
Wed	46	48	50	57	58	56	54	56	56	61	75	85	80	70	56	51	50
Thu	47	48	52	56	55	56	56	57	56	63	76	87	86	72	59	52	51
Fri	46	47	51	59	58	57	56	59	61	68	84	88	79	66	53	51	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	49	52	57	58	60	59	59	59	55	52	50	50	50
Sun	46	45	45	45	46	48	51	53	55	55	53	52	50	50	50	50	49