Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from South Boston to New Bedford
Right now (10:20 pm EST): about 55 minutes via MA-24 South and MA-140 South and I-93 South.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 53 | 55 | 58 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 71 | 83 | 89 | 82 | 67 | 57 | 55 | 54 |
| Tue | 54 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 84 | 96 | 89 | 75 | 62 | 57 | 55 |
| Wed | 53 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 69 | 85 | 95 | 90 | 78 | 63 | 57 | 56 |
| Thu | 53 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 71 | 87 | 99 | 94 | 80 | 66 | 58 | 57 |
| Fri | 53 | 53 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 78 | 95 | 98 | 87 | 72 | 60 | 56 | 55 |
| Sat | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 |
| Sun | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 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 (66 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)
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