Best Time to Drive from Taunton to Newton

Right now (3:49 am EDT): about 38 minutes via MA-24 North and I-95 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Newton 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	38	46	57	59	47	42	41	41	41	43	42	42	42	39	39	39	39
Tue	38	49	65	74	58	46	42	41	41	43	43	44	46	42	39	39	39
Wed	38	48	64	69	55	45	42	41	41	43	44	44	45	42	39	39	39
Thu	38	47	61	68	55	45	43	42	42	45	45	45	45	42	39	39	39
Fri	37	43	49	45	44	43	43	44	45	47	47	46	44	42	40	40	39
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	42	43	41	41	40	40	40	39	39
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	37	39	42	42	42	42	40	40	41	40	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Taunton to Newton (via MA-24 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (44 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Taunton to central Newton 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Taunton to Newton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Newton to Taunton (return trip) · Taunton to Boston · 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	57	59	47	42	41	41	41	43	42	42	42	39	39	39	39
Tue	38	49	65	74	58	46	42	41	41	43	43	44	46	42	39	39	39
Wed	38	48	64	69	55	45	42	41	41	43	44	44	45	42	39	39	39
Thu	38	47	61	68	55	45	43	42	42	45	45	45	45	42	39	39	39
Fri	37	43	49	45	44	43	43	44	45	47	47	46	44	42	40	40	39
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	42	43	41	41	40	40	40	39	39
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	37	39	42	42	42	42	40	40	41	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	57	59	47	42	41	41	41	43	42	42	42	39	39	39	39
Tue	38	49	65	74	58	46	42	41	41	43	43	44	46	42	39	39	39
Wed	38	48	64	69	55	45	42	41	41	43	44	44	45	42	39	39	39
Thu	38	47	61	68	55	45	43	42	42	45	45	45	45	42	39	39	39
Fri	37	43	49	45	44	43	43	44	45	47	47	46	44	42	40	40	39
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	42	43	41	41	40	40	40	39	39
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	37	39	42	42	42	42	40	40	41	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	46	57	59	47	42	41	41	41	43	42	42	42	39	39	39	39
Tue	38	49	65	74	58	46	42	41	41	43	43	44	46	42	39	39	39
Wed	38	48	64	69	55	45	42	41	41	43	44	44	45	42	39	39	39
Thu	38	47	61	68	55	45	43	42	42	45	45	45	45	42	39	39	39
Fri	37	43	49	45	44	43	43	44	45	47	47	46	44	42	40	40	39
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	42	43	41	41	40	40	40	39	39
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	37	39	42	42	42	42	40	40	41	40	40	39