Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Gardner

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 102 minutes via MA-2 West and I-93 North, usually 92 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.

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 139 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 (102 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 139 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 139 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 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (8 miles)

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