Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Marlborough

Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via I-90 West.

Only 16% 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 Marlborough 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	43	45	53	58	55	49	46	47	47	57	66	76	70	58	45	44	45
Tue	43	46	59	69	63	55	49	46	48	57	83	103	91	70	50	44	46
Wed	43	46	56	69	63	55	50	47	47	60	88	97	92	74	53	45	46
Thu	43	46	57	67	60	54	49	47	49	62	105	117	105	83	54	46	46
Fri	43	43	47	51	49	47	48	50	57	73	108	104	82	62	50	46	45
Sat	46	43	43	43	43	45	47	49	50	51	51	50	48	47	45	45	44
Sun	44	42	42	42	42	43	44	46	48	48	48	48	47	45	45	45	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from South Boston to Marlborough (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (21 to 56 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 Marlborough 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 Marlborough?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 42 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Marlborough?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (20 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Marlborough 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	43	45	53	58	55	49	46	47	47	57	66	76	70	58	45	44	45
Tue	43	46	59	69	63	55	49	46	48	57	83	103	91	70	50	44	46
Wed	43	46	56	69	63	55	50	47	47	60	88	97	92	74	53	45	46
Thu	43	46	57	67	60	54	49	47	49	62	105	117	105	83	54	46	46
Fri	43	43	47	51	49	47	48	50	57	73	108	104	82	62	50	46	45
Sat	46	43	43	43	43	45	47	49	50	51	51	50	48	47	45	45	44
Sun	44	42	42	42	42	43	44	46	48	48	48	48	47	45	45	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	53	58	55	49	46	47	47	57	66	76	70	58	45	44	45
Tue	43	46	59	69	63	55	49	46	48	57	83	103	91	70	50	44	46
Wed	43	46	56	69	63	55	50	47	47	60	88	97	92	74	53	45	46
Thu	43	46	57	67	60	54	49	47	49	62	105	117	105	83	54	46	46
Fri	43	43	47	51	49	47	48	50	57	73	108	104	82	62	50	46	45
Sat	46	43	43	43	43	45	47	49	50	51	51	50	48	47	45	45	44
Sun	44	42	42	42	42	43	44	46	48	48	48	48	47	45	45	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	53	58	55	49	46	47	47	57	66	76	70	58	45	44	45
Tue	43	46	59	69	63	55	49	46	48	57	83	103	91	70	50	44	46
Wed	43	46	56	69	63	55	50	47	47	60	88	97	92	74	53	45	46
Thu	43	46	57	67	60	54	49	47	49	62	105	117	105	83	54	46	46
Fri	43	43	47	51	49	47	48	50	57	73	108	104	82	62	50	46	45
Sat	46	43	43	43	43	45	47	49	50	51	51	50	48	47	45	45	44
Sun	44	42	42	42	42	43	44	46	48	48	48	48	47	45	45	45	45