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Best Time to Drive from Waltham to BOS

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 26 minutes via I-90 East, usually 20 at this time.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to BOS by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1717213030231818192228333027191719
Tue1617223739302219192228363636231818
Wed1617223739312219192332404137261819
Thu1717233536282119202738474840281919
Fri1717192323202021243243494034261918
Sat1716161617181922232527262423211817
Sun1716161617171819222525252320201818

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Waltham to BOS (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (27 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (3 to 9 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 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) 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 BOS?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 16 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to BOS?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (13 miles)

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