Best Time to Drive from Taunton to Boston

Right now (9:17 pm EDT): about 37 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Taunton 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	39	58	70	70	62	53	47	46	45	50	54	54	53	50	42	38	38
Tue	38	61	77	83	73	60	51	44	44	49	55	56	60	54	43	38	38
Wed	38	59	77	81	72	59	50	48	45	49	55	56	59	54	45	38	38
Thu	39	59	74	79	70	58	52	47	47	52	59	60	61	55	46	38	39
Fri	38	51	56	54	51	52	53	53	55	62	65	62	61	57	51	38	38
Sat	35	35	35	36	39	48	52	55	56	54	53	49	49	48	43	39	38
Sun	35	34	34	35	36	42	46	50	52	52	49	46	44	46	42	41	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Taunton to Boston (via MA-24 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Taunton 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 Taunton to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Taunton to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Taunton (return trip) · Taunton 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	39	58	70	70	62	53	47	46	45	50	54	54	53	50	42	38	38
Tue	38	61	77	83	73	60	51	44	44	49	55	56	60	54	43	38	38
Wed	38	59	77	81	72	59	50	48	45	49	55	56	59	54	45	38	38
Thu	39	59	74	79	70	58	52	47	47	52	59	60	61	55	46	38	39
Fri	38	51	56	54	51	52	53	53	55	62	65	62	61	57	51	38	38
Sat	35	35	35	36	39	48	52	55	56	54	53	49	49	48	43	39	38
Sun	35	34	34	35	36	42	46	50	52	52	49	46	44	46	42	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	58	70	70	62	53	47	46	45	50	54	54	53	50	42	38	38
Tue	38	61	77	83	73	60	51	44	44	49	55	56	60	54	43	38	38
Wed	38	59	77	81	72	59	50	48	45	49	55	56	59	54	45	38	38
Thu	39	59	74	79	70	58	52	47	47	52	59	60	61	55	46	38	39
Fri	38	51	56	54	51	52	53	53	55	62	65	62	61	57	51	38	38
Sat	35	35	35	36	39	48	52	55	56	54	53	49	49	48	43	39	38
Sun	35	34	34	35	36	42	46	50	52	52	49	46	44	46	42	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	58	70	70	62	53	47	46	45	50	54	54	53	50	42	38	38
Tue	38	61	77	83	73	60	51	44	44	49	55	56	60	54	43	38	38
Wed	38	59	77	81	72	59	50	48	45	49	55	56	59	54	45	38	38
Thu	39	59	74	79	70	58	52	47	47	52	59	60	61	55	46	38	39
Fri	38	51	56	54	51	52	53	53	55	62	65	62	61	57	51	38	38
Sat	35	35	35	36	39	48	52	55	56	54	53	49	49	48	43	39	38
Sun	35	34	34	35	36	42	46	50	52	52	49	46	44	46	42	41	40