Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Franklin

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 36 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South and I-495 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Franklin 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	36	37	41	45	43	43	42	41	42	46	55	64	63	49	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	43	50	48	44	41	41	42	47	57	70	69	56	43	39	38
Wed	35	37	42	49	48	44	42	42	43	48	59	69	69	59	44	39	38
Thu	36	37	42	47	45	43	42	43	43	49	60	70	70	59	47	40	39
Fri	35	37	40	47	46	44	44	45	47	52	67	72	67	53	42	39	37
Sat	35	34	35	35	36	40	45	45	47	47	48	48	45	43	39	38	37
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	37	41	43	43	43	42	42	40	40	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from South Boston to Franklin (via I-95 South and I-93 South and I-495 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 Franklin 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 Franklin?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Franklin?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (15 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (11 miles) · I-495 North in Boston (8 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Franklin 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	36	37	41	45	43	43	42	41	42	46	55	64	63	49	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	43	50	48	44	41	41	42	47	57	70	69	56	43	39	38
Wed	35	37	42	49	48	44	42	42	43	48	59	69	69	59	44	39	38
Thu	36	37	42	47	45	43	42	43	43	49	60	70	70	59	47	40	39
Fri	35	37	40	47	46	44	44	45	47	52	67	72	67	53	42	39	37
Sat	35	34	35	35	36	40	45	45	47	47	48	48	45	43	39	38	37
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	37	41	43	43	43	42	42	40	40	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	41	45	43	43	42	41	42	46	55	64	63	49	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	43	50	48	44	41	41	42	47	57	70	69	56	43	39	38
Wed	35	37	42	49	48	44	42	42	43	48	59	69	69	59	44	39	38
Thu	36	37	42	47	45	43	42	43	43	49	60	70	70	59	47	40	39
Fri	35	37	40	47	46	44	44	45	47	52	67	72	67	53	42	39	37
Sat	35	34	35	35	36	40	45	45	47	47	48	48	45	43	39	38	37
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	37	41	43	43	43	42	42	40	40	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	41	45	43	43	42	41	42	46	55	64	63	49	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	43	50	48	44	41	41	42	47	57	70	69	56	43	39	38
Wed	35	37	42	49	48	44	42	42	43	48	59	69	69	59	44	39	38
Thu	36	37	42	47	45	43	42	43	43	49	60	70	70	59	47	40	39
Fri	35	37	40	47	46	44	44	45	47	52	67	72	67	53	42	39	37
Sat	35	34	35	35	36	40	45	45	47	47	48	48	45	43	39	38	37
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	37	41	43	43	43	42	42	40	40	39	39	38