Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Yarmouth

Right now (10:09 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via MA-3 South and US-6 East, usually 72 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from South Boston to Yarmouth (via MA-3 South and US-6 East) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 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 Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 66 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Yarmouth?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (26 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (6 miles)

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