Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Gardner

Right now (8:51 pm EDT): about 88 minutes via MA-2 West and I-93 North, usually 89 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Gardner 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	85	87	91	96	94	93	92	95	95	101	116	121	119	104	91	89	88
Tue	85	87	92	97	99	96	96	95	94	104	128	136	136	118	94	89	89
Wed	85	86	90	97	98	96	96	95	96	107	128	131	134	116	95	90	89
Thu	86	86	91	97	97	96	95	96	97	108	130	135	137	119	96	91	89
Fri	86	87	89	93	93	93	97	99	104	118	133	130	117	103	94	92	88
Sat	85	85	85	87	90	94	99	100	101	99	99	96	94	93	92	91	88
Sun	85	85	85	86	87	90	92	96	98	97	96	96	95	92	91	90	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from South Boston to Gardner (via MA-2 West and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 138 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 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (35 to 41 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 Gardner 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 Gardner?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 85 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Gardner?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (8 miles)

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More drives

Gardner 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	85	87	91	96	94	93	92	95	95	101	116	121	119	104	91	89	88
Tue	85	87	92	97	99	96	96	95	94	104	128	136	136	118	94	89	89
Wed	85	86	90	97	98	96	96	95	96	107	128	131	134	116	95	90	89
Thu	86	86	91	97	97	96	95	96	97	108	130	135	137	119	96	91	89
Fri	86	87	89	93	93	93	97	99	104	118	133	130	117	103	94	92	88
Sat	85	85	85	87	90	94	99	100	101	99	99	96	94	93	92	91	88
Sun	85	85	85	86	87	90	92	96	98	97	96	96	95	92	91	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	87	91	96	94	93	92	95	95	101	116	121	119	104	91	89	88
Tue	85	87	92	97	99	96	96	95	94	104	128	136	136	118	94	89	89
Wed	85	86	90	97	98	96	96	95	96	107	128	131	134	116	95	90	89
Thu	86	86	91	97	97	96	95	96	97	108	130	135	137	119	96	91	89
Fri	86	87	89	93	93	93	97	99	104	118	133	130	117	103	94	92	88
Sat	85	85	85	87	90	94	99	100	101	99	99	96	94	93	92	91	88
Sun	85	85	85	86	87	90	92	96	98	97	96	96	95	92	91	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	87	91	96	94	93	92	95	95	101	116	121	119	104	91	89	88
Tue	85	87	92	97	99	96	96	95	94	104	128	136	136	118	94	89	89
Wed	85	86	90	97	98	96	96	95	96	107	128	131	134	116	95	90	89
Thu	86	86	91	97	97	96	95	96	97	108	130	135	137	119	96	91	89
Fri	86	87	89	93	93	93	97	99	104	118	133	130	117	103	94	92	88
Sat	85	85	85	87	90	94	99	100	101	99	99	96	94	93	92	91	88
Sun	85	85	85	86	87	90	92	96	98	97	96	96	95	92	91	90	89