Best Time to Drive from Waltham to BOS

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via I-90 East, usually 70 at this time.

Only 51% 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.

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Waltham to BOS (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (23 minutes).

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 15 to 53 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Waltham (Main Street) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to BOS 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	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	38	37	50	61	70	66	55	36	26	32
Tue	25	30	45	61	61	49	40	33	34	53	63	68	55	53	34	23	23
Wed	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
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Sun	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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 or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 23 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to BOS?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (7 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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