Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Leominster

Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 77 minutes via MA-2 West and I-93 North.

Only 29% 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 Leominster 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	68	70	77	81	79	78	76	78	79	86	103	108	104	89	74	72	71
Tue	68	70	78	82	84	82	80	79	78	89	116	122	123	100	78	72	72
Wed	68	70	76	83	83	81	80	79	79	93	114	118	120	98	79	73	72
Thu	69	70	77	82	83	81	79	80	82	94	117	122	124	103	81	75	72
Fri	69	70	73	78	77	77	81	84	90	106	120	114	102	88	78	75	71
Sat	68	67	68	70	74	78	83	84	86	84	83	81	78	76	75	74	72
Sun	68	69	68	68	70	74	76	79	81	80	80	81	79	76	74	74	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from South Boston to Leominster (via MA-2 West and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (28 to 39 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 Leominster 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 Leominster?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 68 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Leominster?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (8 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	70	77	81	79	78	76	78	79	86	103	108	104	89	74	72	71
Tue	68	70	78	82	84	82	80	79	78	89	116	122	123	100	78	72	72
Wed	68	70	76	83	83	81	80	79	79	93	114	118	120	98	79	73	72
Thu	69	70	77	82	83	81	79	80	82	94	117	122	124	103	81	75	72
Fri	69	70	73	78	77	77	81	84	90	106	120	114	102	88	78	75	71
Sat	68	67	68	70	74	78	83	84	86	84	83	81	78	76	75	74	72
Sun	68	69	68	68	70	74	76	79	81	80	80	81	79	76	74	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	70	77	81	79	78	76	78	79	86	103	108	104	89	74	72	71
Tue	68	70	78	82	84	82	80	79	78	89	116	122	123	100	78	72	72
Wed	68	70	76	83	83	81	80	79	79	93	114	118	120	98	79	73	72
Thu	69	70	77	82	83	81	79	80	82	94	117	122	124	103	81	75	72
Fri	69	70	73	78	77	77	81	84	90	106	120	114	102	88	78	75	71
Sat	68	67	68	70	74	78	83	84	86	84	83	81	78	76	75	74	72
Sun	68	69	68	68	70	74	76	79	81	80	80	81	79	76	74	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	70	77	81	79	78	76	78	79	86	103	108	104	89	74	72	71
Tue	68	70	78	82	84	82	80	79	78	89	116	122	123	100	78	72	72
Wed	68	70	76	83	83	81	80	79	79	93	114	118	120	98	79	73	72
Thu	69	70	77	82	83	81	79	80	82	94	117	122	124	103	81	75	72
Fri	69	70	73	78	77	77	81	84	90	106	120	114	102	88	78	75	71
Sat	68	67	68	70	74	78	83	84	86	84	83	81	78	76	75	74	72
Sun	68	69	68	68	70	74	76	79	81	80	80	81	79	76	74	74	72