Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Haverhill

Right now (9:17 pm EDT): about 36 minutes via I-93 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Haverhill 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	36	38	43	42	40	39	40	41	47	53	59	54	46	38	37	38
Tue	36	37	39	44	45	41	41	41	41	50	58	65	65	51	40	37	39
Wed	36	36	38	44	46	42	41	41	42	52	59	66	65	51	41	37	39
Thu	36	36	38	45	46	41	40	42	43	53	62	74	69	54	41	38	41
Fri	36	35	37	40	39	39	43	47	54	70	70	70	61	46	39	38	37
Sat	36	35	35	35	37	41	46	48	47	45	43	41	39	38	38	38	36
Sun	36	35	34	34	35	36	38	40	42	41	40	40	39	37	38	38	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from South Boston to Haverhill (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 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 Haverhill 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 Haverhill?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Haverhill?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (33 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Haverhill 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 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	36	38	43	42	40	39	40	41	47	53	59	54	46	38	37	38
Tue	36	37	39	44	45	41	41	41	41	50	58	65	65	51	40	37	39
Wed	36	36	38	44	46	42	41	41	42	52	59	66	65	51	41	37	39
Thu	36	36	38	45	46	41	40	42	43	53	62	74	69	54	41	38	41
Fri	36	35	37	40	39	39	43	47	54	70	70	70	61	46	39	38	37
Sat	36	35	35	35	37	41	46	48	47	45	43	41	39	38	38	38	36
Sun	36	35	34	34	35	36	38	40	42	41	40	40	39	37	38	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	38	43	42	40	39	40	41	47	53	59	54	46	38	37	38
Tue	36	37	39	44	45	41	41	41	41	50	58	65	65	51	40	37	39
Wed	36	36	38	44	46	42	41	41	42	52	59	66	65	51	41	37	39
Thu	36	36	38	45	46	41	40	42	43	53	62	74	69	54	41	38	41
Fri	36	35	37	40	39	39	43	47	54	70	70	70	61	46	39	38	37
Sat	36	35	35	35	37	41	46	48	47	45	43	41	39	38	38	38	36
Sun	36	35	34	34	35	36	38	40	42	41	40	40	39	37	38	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	38	43	42	40	39	40	41	47	53	59	54	46	38	37	38
Tue	36	37	39	44	45	41	41	41	41	50	58	65	65	51	40	37	39
Wed	36	36	38	44	46	42	41	41	42	52	59	66	65	51	41	37	39
Thu	36	36	38	45	46	41	40	42	43	53	62	74	69	54	41	38	41
Fri	36	35	37	40	39	39	43	47	54	70	70	70	61	46	39	38	37
Sat	36	35	35	35	37	41	46	48	47	45	43	41	39	38	38	38	36
Sun	36	35	34	34	35	36	38	40	42	41	40	40	39	37	38	38	39