Best Time to Drive from Taunton to Boston

Right now (2:05 am EST): about 36 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North.

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	59	71	71	63	53	46	44	44	49	54	52	55	50	43	38	38
Tue	39	62	80	85	73	60	50	43	43	49	54	55	59	54	43	38	38
Wed	38	60	79	81	71	59	50	47	45	49	55	56	58	55	46	38	38
Thu	39	60	76	79	70	58	51	46	46	51	58	60	61	56	47	38	38
Fri	38	51	58	55	52	52	53	52	53	61	64	62	61	58	51	39	38
Sat	35	35	35	36	38	46	52	54	53	54	54	50	50	49	44	39	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	36	41	47	51	52	52	49	45	44	47	43	41	39

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 85 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (55 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 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Taunton to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 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 · Taunton to Worcester · Taunton to Lowell · Taunton to New Bedford · Taunton to Brockton · Taunton to Fall River · Taunton to Quincy · Taunton to Lynn · Taunton to Newton · Taunton to Nashua · Taunton to Lawrence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	59	71	71	63	53	46	44	44	49	54	52	55	50	43	38	38
Tue	39	62	80	85	73	60	50	43	43	49	54	55	59	54	43	38	38
Wed	38	60	79	81	71	59	50	47	45	49	55	56	58	55	46	38	38
Thu	39	60	76	79	70	58	51	46	46	51	58	60	61	56	47	38	38
Fri	38	51	58	55	52	52	53	52	53	61	64	62	61	58	51	39	38
Sat	35	35	35	36	38	46	52	54	53	54	54	50	50	49	44	39	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	36	41	47	51	52	52	49	45	44	47	43	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	59	71	71	63	53	46	44	44	49	54	52	55	50	43	38	38
Tue	39	62	80	85	73	60	50	43	43	49	54	55	59	54	43	38	38
Wed	38	60	79	81	71	59	50	47	45	49	55	56	58	55	46	38	38
Thu	39	60	76	79	70	58	51	46	46	51	58	60	61	56	47	38	38
Fri	38	51	58	55	52	52	53	52	53	61	64	62	61	58	51	39	38
Sat	35	35	35	36	38	46	52	54	53	54	54	50	50	49	44	39	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	36	41	47	51	52	52	49	45	44	47	43	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	59	71	71	63	53	46	44	44	49	54	52	55	50	43	38	38
Tue	39	62	80	85	73	60	50	43	43	49	54	55	59	54	43	38	38
Wed	38	60	79	81	71	59	50	47	45	49	55	56	58	55	46	38	38
Thu	39	60	76	79	70	58	51	46	46	51	58	60	61	56	47	38	38
Fri	38	51	58	55	52	52	53	52	53	61	64	62	61	58	51	39	38
Sat	35	35	35	36	38	46	52	54	53	54	54	50	50	49	44	39	38
Sun	35	34	34	34	36	41	47	51	52	52	49	45	44	47	43	41	39