Best Time to Drive from Wakefield to Boston

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 16 minutes via I-93 South, usually 17 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Wakefield 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	14	17	31	38	31	22	17	18	19	22	32	27	24	22	16	15	16
Tue	14	18	38	50	47	34	21	17	17	22	34	33	34	31	19	16	16
Wed	14	17	31	46	45	32	23	18	17	23	37	39	37	33	22	16	17
Thu	14	17	34	45	41	31	22	18	18	29	39	37	38	36	22	17	17
Fri	14	15	24	26	22	19	18	18	22	33	35	33	30	25	22	18	16
Sat	14	14	14	14	15	19	19	22	23	23	24	24	23	22	21	17	15
Sun	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	21	24	22	22	22	20	19	19	16	16

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Wakefield to Boston (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (25 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (3 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Wakefield 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 Wakefield to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 14 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Wakefield to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Wakefield (return trip) · Wakefield 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	14	17	31	38	31	22	17	18	19	22	32	27	24	22	16	15	16
Tue	14	18	38	50	47	34	21	17	17	22	34	33	34	31	19	16	16
Wed	14	17	31	46	45	32	23	18	17	23	37	39	37	33	22	16	17
Thu	14	17	34	45	41	31	22	18	18	29	39	37	38	36	22	17	17
Fri	14	15	24	26	22	19	18	18	22	33	35	33	30	25	22	18	16
Sat	14	14	14	14	15	19	19	22	23	23	24	24	23	22	21	17	15
Sun	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	21	24	22	22	22	20	19	19	16	16

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	14	17	31	38	31	22	17	18	19	22	32	27	24	22	16	15	16
Tue	14	18	38	50	47	34	21	17	17	22	34	33	34	31	19	16	16
Wed	14	17	31	46	45	32	23	18	17	23	37	39	37	33	22	16	17
Thu	14	17	34	45	41	31	22	18	18	29	39	37	38	36	22	17	17
Fri	14	15	24	26	22	19	18	18	22	33	35	33	30	25	22	18	16
Sat	14	14	14	14	15	19	19	22	23	23	24	24	23	22	21	17	15
Sun	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	21	24	22	22	22	20	19	19	16	16

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	14	17	31	38	31	22	17	18	19	22	32	27	24	22	16	15	16
Tue	14	18	38	50	47	34	21	17	17	22	34	33	34	31	19	16	16
Wed	14	17	31	46	45	32	23	18	17	23	37	39	37	33	22	16	17
Thu	14	17	34	45	41	31	22	18	18	29	39	37	38	36	22	17	17
Fri	14	15	24	26	22	19	18	18	22	33	35	33	30	25	22	18	16
Sat	14	14	14	14	15	19	19	22	23	23	24	24	23	22	21	17	15
Sun	14	14	14	14	14	17	17	21	24	22	22	22	20	19	19	16	16