Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Andover

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 30 minutes via I-93 North and I-95 North, usually 28 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to Andover 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	28	28	31	34	33	31	30	31	31	36	49	53	48	38	29	28	29
Tue	28	28	31	36	37	33	32	31	31	40	53	60	57	45	31	29	31
Wed	28	28	30	36	36	34	32	32	32	43	53	58	58	47	32	29	30
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Fri	28	28	30	32	31	31	36	40	46	62	61	60	50	38	31	29	30
Sat	28	27	27	28	28	32	37	37	37	35	34	31	30	29	28	29	28
Sun	28	27	27	27	27	27	29	32	34	31	29	28	28	28	28	29	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Waltham to Andover (via I-93 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Waltham (Main Street) to central Andover 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 Waltham to Andover?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Waltham to Andover?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 28 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Andover?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (13 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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