Best Time to Drive from Wakefield to South Boston

Right now (10:36 pm EST): about 22 minutes via I-93 South.

Only 72% 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 Wakefield 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	19	24	41	50	43	31	23	26	26	37	50	45	40	33	23	21	22
Tue	19	25	48	63	56	42	28	24	24	42	56	54	55	47	25	22	22
Wed	19	24	43	60	57	42	31	25	24	43	59	59	56	50	28	23	23
Thu	20	24	44	58	53	40	30	24	27	47	61	58	59	49	31	24	23
Fri	19	22	32	35	30	26	27	26	33	51	51	49	41	34	29	24	22
Sat	19	19	20	20	21	26	26	29	31	32	31	32	30	30	28	24	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	23	25	29	31	30	30	31	29	27	26	23	22

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Wakefield to South Boston (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Wakefield 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 Wakefield to South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 19 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Wakefield to South Boston?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Boston to Wakefield (return trip) · Wakefield to Boston · Wakefield to Worcester · Wakefield to Providence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	24	41	50	43	31	23	26	26	37	50	45	40	33	23	21	22
Tue	19	25	48	63	56	42	28	24	24	42	56	54	55	47	25	22	22
Wed	19	24	43	60	57	42	31	25	24	43	59	59	56	50	28	23	23
Thu	20	24	44	58	53	40	30	24	27	47	61	58	59	49	31	24	23
Fri	19	22	32	35	30	26	27	26	33	51	51	49	41	34	29	24	22
Sat	19	19	20	20	21	26	26	29	31	32	31	32	30	30	28	24	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	23	25	29	31	30	30	31	29	27	26	23	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	24	41	50	43	31	23	26	26	37	50	45	40	33	23	21	22
Tue	19	25	48	63	56	42	28	24	24	42	56	54	55	47	25	22	22
Wed	19	24	43	60	57	42	31	25	24	43	59	59	56	50	28	23	23
Thu	20	24	44	58	53	40	30	24	27	47	61	58	59	49	31	24	23
Fri	19	22	32	35	30	26	27	26	33	51	51	49	41	34	29	24	22
Sat	19	19	20	20	21	26	26	29	31	32	31	32	30	30	28	24	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	23	25	29	31	30	30	31	29	27	26	23	22

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	24	41	50	43	31	23	26	26	37	50	45	40	33	23	21	22
Tue	19	25	48	63	56	42	28	24	24	42	56	54	55	47	25	22	22
Wed	19	24	43	60	57	42	31	25	24	43	59	59	56	50	28	23	23
Thu	20	24	44	58	53	40	30	24	27	47	61	58	59	49	31	24	23
Fri	19	22	32	35	30	26	27	26	33	51	51	49	41	34	29	24	22
Sat	19	19	20	20	21	26	26	29	31	32	31	32	30	30	28	24	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	23	25	29	31	30	30	31	29	27	26	23	22