Best Time to Drive from Taunton to South Boston

Right now (10:20 pm EST): about 34 minutes via MA-24 North and I-93 North.

Only 75% 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 South 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	36	54	66	66	58	48	41	40	40	44	49	47	48	47	39	35	34
Tue	35	57	75	80	68	55	45	39	39	43	48	48	52	50	39	34	34
Wed	35	56	73	76	66	54	45	42	40	43	49	49	52	51	42	35	34
Thu	36	55	70	74	64	54	46	41	41	45	51	52	54	51	43	35	35
Fri	35	47	53	50	47	46	47	46	47	54	57	56	55	54	47	35	34
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	41	46	47	47	48	48	44	45	44	39	35	35
Sun	32	32	31	31	32	38	42	45	46	47	44	40	39	42	40	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Taunton to South Boston (via MA-24 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 80 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Taunton 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 Taunton to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Taunton to South Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (15 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	66	66	58	48	41	40	40	44	49	47	48	47	39	35	34
Tue	35	57	75	80	68	55	45	39	39	43	48	48	52	50	39	34	34
Wed	35	56	73	76	66	54	45	42	40	43	49	49	52	51	42	35	34
Thu	36	55	70	74	64	54	46	41	41	45	51	52	54	51	43	35	35
Fri	35	47	53	50	47	46	47	46	47	54	57	56	55	54	47	35	34
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	41	46	47	47	48	48	44	45	44	39	35	35
Sun	32	32	31	31	32	38	42	45	46	47	44	40	39	42	40	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	66	66	58	48	41	40	40	44	49	47	48	47	39	35	34
Tue	35	57	75	80	68	55	45	39	39	43	48	48	52	50	39	34	34
Wed	35	56	73	76	66	54	45	42	40	43	49	49	52	51	42	35	34
Thu	36	55	70	74	64	54	46	41	41	45	51	52	54	51	43	35	35
Fri	35	47	53	50	47	46	47	46	47	54	57	56	55	54	47	35	34
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	41	46	47	47	48	48	44	45	44	39	35	35
Sun	32	32	31	31	32	38	42	45	46	47	44	40	39	42	40	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	54	66	66	58	48	41	40	40	44	49	47	48	47	39	35	34
Tue	35	57	75	80	68	55	45	39	39	43	48	48	52	50	39	34	34
Wed	35	56	73	76	66	54	45	42	40	43	49	49	52	51	42	35	34
Thu	36	55	70	74	64	54	46	41	41	45	51	52	54	51	43	35	35
Fri	35	47	53	50	47	46	47	46	47	54	57	56	55	54	47	35	34
Sat	32	32	32	33	34	41	46	47	47	48	48	44	45	44	39	35	35
Sun	32	32	31	31	32	38	42	45	46	47	44	40	39	42	40	37	36