Best Time to Drive from South Boston to New Bedford

Right now (9:17 pm EDT): about 53 minutes via MA-24 South and MA-140 South and I-93 South, usually 55 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from South Boston to New Bedford 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	53	55	58	65	63	63	62	63	63	71	83	89	82	67	56	55	54
Tue	53	54	58	66	63	63	62	62	62	70	84	96	89	74	61	57	55
Wed	53	54	58	64	64	63	61	62	63	68	85	94	88	77	62	57	56
Thu	53	54	59	64	63	64	63	63	63	72	86	99	95	80	66	58	57
Fri	53	53	58	66	65	63	64	65	68	79	95	98	87	72	60	56	55
Sat	52	51	51	52	54	57	64	65	66	65	64	65	61	58	56	56	55
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	53	58	60	62	61	59	59	56	56	56	56	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from South Boston to New Bedford (via MA-24 South and MA-140 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 7 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 New Bedford 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 New Bedford?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Boston to New Bedford?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 53 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to New Bedford?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

New Bedford to South Boston (return trip) · South Boston to Providence · South Boston to Fall River · South Boston to Nashua · 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	53	55	58	65	63	63	62	63	63	71	83	89	82	67	56	55	54
Tue	53	54	58	66	63	63	62	62	62	70	84	96	89	74	61	57	55
Wed	53	54	58	64	64	63	61	62	63	68	85	94	88	77	62	57	56
Thu	53	54	59	64	63	64	63	63	63	72	86	99	95	80	66	58	57
Fri	53	53	58	66	65	63	64	65	68	79	95	98	87	72	60	56	55
Sat	52	51	51	52	54	57	64	65	66	65	64	65	61	58	56	56	55
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	53	58	60	62	61	59	59	56	56	56	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	65	63	63	62	63	63	71	83	89	82	67	56	55	54
Tue	53	54	58	66	63	63	62	62	62	70	84	96	89	74	61	57	55
Wed	53	54	58	64	64	63	61	62	63	68	85	94	88	77	62	57	56
Thu	53	54	59	64	63	64	63	63	63	72	86	99	95	80	66	58	57
Fri	53	53	58	66	65	63	64	65	68	79	95	98	87	72	60	56	55
Sat	52	51	51	52	54	57	64	65	66	65	64	65	61	58	56	56	55
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	53	58	60	62	61	59	59	56	56	56	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	65	63	63	62	63	63	71	83	89	82	67	56	55	54
Tue	53	54	58	66	63	63	62	62	62	70	84	96	89	74	61	57	55
Wed	53	54	58	64	64	63	61	62	63	68	85	94	88	77	62	57	56
Thu	53	54	59	64	63	64	63	63	63	72	86	99	95	80	66	58	57
Fri	53	53	58	66	65	63	64	65	68	79	95	98	87	72	60	56	55
Sat	52	51	51	52	54	57	64	65	66	65	64	65	61	58	56	56	55
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	53	58	60	62	61	59	59	56	56	56	56	55