Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Milford

Right now (10:09 pm EDT): about 48 minutes via I-90 West, usually 49 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Milford 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	42	42	45	51	50	48	47	47	47	51	58	65	62	55	44	43	45
Tue	42	42	46	55	55	51	47	46	47	52	67	84	79	65	49	43	45
Wed	42	42	46	55	54	51	48	46	46	53	73	87	79	67	50	44	44
Thu	42	42	46	54	53	50	49	47	48	56	79	93	85	71	51	45	44
Fri	42	41	43	47	47	45	47	48	50	62	83	90	73	57	47	44	44
Sat	44	42	41	42	42	44	45	46	47	47	48	47	45	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	46	47	45	45	45	43	43	43	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from South Boston to Milford (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 28 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 Milford 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 Milford?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 41 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Milford?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (34 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Milford 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	42	42	45	51	50	48	47	47	47	51	58	65	62	55	44	43	45
Tue	42	42	46	55	55	51	47	46	47	52	67	84	79	65	49	43	45
Wed	42	42	46	55	54	51	48	46	46	53	73	87	79	67	50	44	44
Thu	42	42	46	54	53	50	49	47	48	56	79	93	85	71	51	45	44
Fri	42	41	43	47	47	45	47	48	50	62	83	90	73	57	47	44	44
Sat	44	42	41	42	42	44	45	46	47	47	48	47	45	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	46	47	45	45	45	43	43	43	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	45	51	50	48	47	47	47	51	58	65	62	55	44	43	45
Tue	42	42	46	55	55	51	47	46	47	52	67	84	79	65	49	43	45
Wed	42	42	46	55	54	51	48	46	46	53	73	87	79	67	50	44	44
Thu	42	42	46	54	53	50	49	47	48	56	79	93	85	71	51	45	44
Fri	42	41	43	47	47	45	47	48	50	62	83	90	73	57	47	44	44
Sat	44	42	41	42	42	44	45	46	47	47	48	47	45	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	46	47	45	45	45	43	43	43	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	45	51	50	48	47	47	47	51	58	65	62	55	44	43	45
Tue	42	42	46	55	55	51	47	46	47	52	67	84	79	65	49	43	45
Wed	42	42	46	55	54	51	48	46	46	53	73	87	79	67	50	44	44
Thu	42	42	46	54	53	50	49	47	48	56	79	93	85	71	51	45	44
Fri	42	41	43	47	47	45	47	48	50	62	83	90	73	57	47	44	44
Sat	44	42	41	42	42	44	45	46	47	47	48	47	45	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	41	41	41	41	42	43	45	46	47	45	45	45	43	43	43	44