Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Southbridge

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 94 minutes via I-90 West, usually 75 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Southbridge 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	66	67	78	93	92	81	76	76	75	85	103	112	103	90	71	69	71
Tue	66	67	82	102	104	92	78	74	74	89	118	130	123	109	77	70	71
Wed	66	67	80	102	105	93	80	74	75	91	125	133	128	112	83	71	71
Thu	66	67	81	99	102	90	81	76	78	98	135	146	136	118	85	72	71
Fri	66	66	73	82	79	80	88	92	108	134	162	154	128	99	81	73	71
Sat	68	65	65	66	70	82	86	87	85	83	82	82	78	76	72	70	67
Sun	67	65	64	64	65	73	87	92	89	86	85	84	80	74	72	70	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from South Boston to Southbridge (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (24 to 80 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 Southbridge 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 Southbridge?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 65 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Southbridge?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (44 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Southbridge 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	66	67	78	93	92	81	76	76	75	85	103	112	103	90	71	69	71
Tue	66	67	82	102	104	92	78	74	74	89	118	130	123	109	77	70	71
Wed	66	67	80	102	105	93	80	74	75	91	125	133	128	112	83	71	71
Thu	66	67	81	99	102	90	81	76	78	98	135	146	136	118	85	72	71
Fri	66	66	73	82	79	80	88	92	108	134	162	154	128	99	81	73	71
Sat	68	65	65	66	70	82	86	87	85	83	82	82	78	76	72	70	67
Sun	67	65	64	64	65	73	87	92	89	86	85	84	80	74	72	70	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	67	78	93	92	81	76	76	75	85	103	112	103	90	71	69	71
Tue	66	67	82	102	104	92	78	74	74	89	118	130	123	109	77	70	71
Wed	66	67	80	102	105	93	80	74	75	91	125	133	128	112	83	71	71
Thu	66	67	81	99	102	90	81	76	78	98	135	146	136	118	85	72	71
Fri	66	66	73	82	79	80	88	92	108	134	162	154	128	99	81	73	71
Sat	68	65	65	66	70	82	86	87	85	83	82	82	78	76	72	70	67
Sun	67	65	64	64	65	73	87	92	89	86	85	84	80	74	72	70	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	67	78	93	92	81	76	76	75	85	103	112	103	90	71	69	71
Tue	66	67	82	102	104	92	78	74	74	89	118	130	123	109	77	70	71
Wed	66	67	80	102	105	93	80	74	75	91	125	133	128	112	83	71	71
Thu	66	67	81	99	102	90	81	76	78	98	135	146	136	118	85	72	71
Fri	66	66	73	82	79	80	88	92	108	134	162	154	128	99	81	73	71
Sat	68	65	65	66	70	82	86	87	85	83	82	82	78	76	72	70	67
Sun	67	65	64	64	65	73	87	92	89	86	85	84	80	74	72	70	71