Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Fitchburg

Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 84 minutes via MA-2 West and I-93 North.

Only 27% 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 Fitchburg 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	76	78	84	88	87	85	83	86	86	93	110	115	111	96	81	79	78
Tue	76	78	85	90	92	89	87	86	85	96	123	129	130	107	86	80	79
Wed	76	77	82	90	90	88	88	86	87	100	121	124	127	105	86	81	80
Thu	76	77	84	90	90	88	86	87	89	102	124	129	131	110	88	82	79
Fri	76	77	81	85	84	85	88	91	97	113	127	122	109	95	85	83	79
Sat	76	75	76	77	81	85	90	92	93	91	91	88	86	84	83	82	79
Sun	75	76	75	76	77	81	83	86	88	88	87	88	86	83	82	81	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from South Boston to Fitchburg (via MA-2 West and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (33 to 43 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 Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 76 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Fitchburg?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (8 miles)

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More drives

Fitchburg 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	76	78	84	88	87	85	83	86	86	93	110	115	111	96	81	79	78
Tue	76	78	85	90	92	89	87	86	85	96	123	129	130	107	86	80	79
Wed	76	77	82	90	90	88	88	86	87	100	121	124	127	105	86	81	80
Thu	76	77	84	90	90	88	86	87	89	102	124	129	131	110	88	82	79
Fri	76	77	81	85	84	85	88	91	97	113	127	122	109	95	85	83	79
Sat	76	75	76	77	81	85	90	92	93	91	91	88	86	84	83	82	79
Sun	75	76	75	76	77	81	83	86	88	88	87	88	86	83	82	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	78	84	88	87	85	83	86	86	93	110	115	111	96	81	79	78
Tue	76	78	85	90	92	89	87	86	85	96	123	129	130	107	86	80	79
Wed	76	77	82	90	90	88	88	86	87	100	121	124	127	105	86	81	80
Thu	76	77	84	90	90	88	86	87	89	102	124	129	131	110	88	82	79
Fri	76	77	81	85	84	85	88	91	97	113	127	122	109	95	85	83	79
Sat	76	75	76	77	81	85	90	92	93	91	91	88	86	84	83	82	79
Sun	75	76	75	76	77	81	83	86	88	88	87	88	86	83	82	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	78	84	88	87	85	83	86	86	93	110	115	111	96	81	79	78
Tue	76	78	85	90	92	89	87	86	85	96	123	129	130	107	86	80	79
Wed	76	77	82	90	90	88	88	86	87	100	121	124	127	105	86	81	80
Thu	76	77	84	90	90	88	86	87	89	102	124	129	131	110	88	82	79
Fri	76	77	81	85	84	85	88	91	97	113	127	122	109	95	85	83	79
Sat	76	75	76	77	81	85	90	92	93	91	91	88	86	84	83	82	79
Sun	75	76	75	76	77	81	83	86	88	88	87	88	86	83	82	81	80