Best Time to Drive from Southbridge to Boston

Right now (9:06 pm EDT): about 65 minutes via I-90 East, usually 67 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Southbridge to Boston 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	61	70	87	87	74	66	65	66	66	68	74	74	75	66	62	62	67
Tue	61	72	103	105	87	71	65	65	67	68	76	80	85	73	62	62	65
Wed	61	73	98	104	87	71	66	66	67	73	83	86	87	76	63	62	67
Thu	62	74	96	97	81	71	67	67	69	76	86	92	89	77	63	62	68
Fri	60	65	71	71	68	67	69	72	79	89	99	94	89	79	68	63	63
Sat	60	60	60	60	61	65	71	75	77	77	76	73	70	66	61	61	62
Sun	60	59	58	59	59	60	65	71	76	75	75	77	73	72	70	63	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Southbridge to Boston (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Southbridge to central Boston 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 Southbridge to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 60 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Southbridge to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (47 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Southbridge (return trip) · Southbridge to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	70	87	87	74	66	65	66	66	68	74	74	75	66	62	62	67
Tue	61	72	103	105	87	71	65	65	67	68	76	80	85	73	62	62	65
Wed	61	73	98	104	87	71	66	66	67	73	83	86	87	76	63	62	67
Thu	62	74	96	97	81	71	67	67	69	76	86	92	89	77	63	62	68
Fri	60	65	71	71	68	67	69	72	79	89	99	94	89	79	68	63	63
Sat	60	60	60	60	61	65	71	75	77	77	76	73	70	66	61	61	62
Sun	60	59	58	59	59	60	65	71	76	75	75	77	73	72	70	63	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	70	87	87	74	66	65	66	66	68	74	74	75	66	62	62	67
Tue	61	72	103	105	87	71	65	65	67	68	76	80	85	73	62	62	65
Wed	61	73	98	104	87	71	66	66	67	73	83	86	87	76	63	62	67
Thu	62	74	96	97	81	71	67	67	69	76	86	92	89	77	63	62	68
Fri	60	65	71	71	68	67	69	72	79	89	99	94	89	79	68	63	63
Sat	60	60	60	60	61	65	71	75	77	77	76	73	70	66	61	61	62
Sun	60	59	58	59	59	60	65	71	76	75	75	77	73	72	70	63	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	70	87	87	74	66	65	66	66	68	74	74	75	66	62	62	67
Tue	61	72	103	105	87	71	65	65	67	68	76	80	85	73	62	62	65
Wed	61	73	98	104	87	71	66	66	67	73	83	86	87	76	63	62	67
Thu	62	74	96	97	81	71	67	67	69	76	86	92	89	77	63	62	68
Fri	60	65	71	71	68	67	69	72	79	89	99	94	89	79	68	63	63
Sat	60	60	60	60	61	65	71	75	77	77	76	73	70	66	61	61	62
Sun	60	59	58	59	59	60	65	71	76	75	75	77	73	72	70	63	69