Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Southbridge to Boston
Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 81 minutes via I-90 East, usually 64 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 61 | 70 | 88 | 87 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 67 |
| Tue | 61 | 73 | 104 | 105 | 85 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 72 | 62 | 62 | 64 |
| Wed | 61 | 74 | 100 | 104 | 85 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 74 | 63 | 62 | 68 |
| Thu | 62 | 74 | 97 | 98 | 81 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 76 | 63 | 62 | 68 |
| Fri | 61 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 87 | 100 | 96 | 90 | 80 | 69 | 63 | 63 |
| Sat | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
| Sun | 60 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 68 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Southbridge to Boston (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 61 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (76 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 61 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 61 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 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