Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Braintree

Right now (2:34 am EDT): about 30 minutes via I-90 East and I-93 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to Braintree 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	26	29	36	49	46	37	33	32	33	41	51	57	52	43	30	27	29
Tue	25	29	39	56	58	45	37	32	34	42	53	64	64	56	36	29	28
Wed	25	29	39	59	58	46	37	33	35	44	60	67	70	57	38	30	29
Thu	26	29	39	55	53	44	36	34	35	48	64	73	76	63	40	32	29
Fri	26	28	34	44	40	37	36	38	43	56	70	75	63	52	38	31	28
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	31	37	41	43	46	47	45	40	38	34	30	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	28	32	35	39	41	40	39	36	33	33	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Waltham to Braintree (via I-90 East and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 19 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 Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 25 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Braintree?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (8 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Braintree to Waltham (return trip) · Waltham to Boston · Waltham to Quincy · Waltham to Framingham · Waltham to Worcester · Waltham to Lowell · Waltham to Burlington MA · Waltham to Dedham · Waltham to Peabody · Waltham to Andover · Waltham to Brockton · Waltham to Plymouth MA

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	36	49	46	37	33	32	33	41	51	57	52	43	30	27	29
Tue	25	29	39	56	58	45	37	32	34	42	53	64	64	56	36	29	28
Wed	25	29	39	59	58	46	37	33	35	44	60	67	70	57	38	30	29
Thu	26	29	39	55	53	44	36	34	35	48	64	73	76	63	40	32	29
Fri	26	28	34	44	40	37	36	38	43	56	70	75	63	52	38	31	28
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	31	37	41	43	46	47	45	40	38	34	30	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	28	32	35	39	41	40	39	36	33	33	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	36	49	46	37	33	32	33	41	51	57	52	43	30	27	29
Tue	25	29	39	56	58	45	37	32	34	42	53	64	64	56	36	29	28
Wed	25	29	39	59	58	46	37	33	35	44	60	67	70	57	38	30	29
Thu	26	29	39	55	53	44	36	34	35	48	64	73	76	63	40	32	29
Fri	26	28	34	44	40	37	36	38	43	56	70	75	63	52	38	31	28
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	31	37	41	43	46	47	45	40	38	34	30	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	28	32	35	39	41	40	39	36	33	33	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	36	49	46	37	33	32	33	41	51	57	52	43	30	27	29
Tue	25	29	39	56	58	45	37	32	34	42	53	64	64	56	36	29	28
Wed	25	29	39	59	58	46	37	33	35	44	60	67	70	57	38	30	29
Thu	26	29	39	55	53	44	36	34	35	48	64	73	76	63	40	32	29
Fri	26	28	34	44	40	37	36	38	43	56	70	75	63	52	38	31	28
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	31	37	41	43	46	47	45	40	38	34	30	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	28	32	35	39	41	40	39	36	33	33	30	29