Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Southbridge to South Boston
Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 85 minutes via I-90 East, usually 66 at this time.
Only 69% 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 | 62 | 72 | 92 | 92 | 76 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 68 | 63 | 64 | 70 |
| Tue | 63 | 75 | 109 | 110 | 89 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 64 | 67 |
| Wed | 63 | 76 | 106 | 110 | 90 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 80 | 65 | 64 | 70 |
| Thu | 64 | 76 | 102 | 104 | 85 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 79 | 91 | 98 | 96 | 81 | 66 | 64 | 71 |
| Fri | 63 | 67 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 79 | 93 | 106 | 102 | 95 | 83 | 71 | 65 | 64 |
| Sat | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Sun | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 71 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Southbridge to South Boston (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 118 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).
About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 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 South 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 South Boston?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Southbridge to South Boston?
The 65-mile drive usually takes 62 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Southbridge to South Boston?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-90 East in Boston (50 miles)
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More drives
South Boston to Southbridge (return trip) · Southbridge to Boston