Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Braintree

Right now (6:17 pm EDT): about 78 minutes via I-90 East and I-93 South, usually 47 at this time.

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 76 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Braintree to Waltham

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 6 to 19 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 central Braintree (Washington Street) 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 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	48	45	37	33	33	34	42	51	57	51	43	30	27	28
Tue	25	29	39	56	57	46	37	33	34	42	53	63	63	57	36	29	28
Wed	25	29	38	57	56	46	38	34	35	45	60	67	69	56	37	30	29
Thu	26	29	39	54	52	44	36	35	35	47	63	73	76	61	39	32	30
Fri	26	28	34	43	39	37	36	38	44	56	69	72	62	49	38	30	28
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	31	37	41	42	46	45	43	39	36	32	29	28
Sun	26	25	25	25	25	28	31	35	39	41	40	38	35	31	32	29	29

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 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 25 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Braintree?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

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

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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	48	45	37	33	33	34	42	51	57	51	43	30	27	28
Tue	25	29	39	56	57	46	37	33	34	42	53	63	63	57	36	29	28
Wed	25	29	38	57	56	46	38	34	35	45	60	67	69	56	37	30	29
Thu	26	29	39	54	52	44	36	35	35	47	63	73	76	61	39	32	30
Fri	26	28	34	43	39	37	36	38	44	56	69	72	62	49	38	30	28
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	31	37	41	42	46	45	43	39	36	32	29	28
Sun	26	25	25	25	25	28	31	35	39	41	40	38	35	31	32	29	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	36	48	45	37	33	33	34	42	51	57	51	43	30	27	28
Tue	25	29	39	56	57	46	37	33	34	42	53	63	63	57	36	29	28
Wed	25	29	38	57	56	46	38	34	35	45	60	67	69	56	37	30	29
Thu	26	29	39	54	52	44	36	35	35	47	63	73	76	61	39	32	30
Fri	26	28	34	43	39	37	36	38	44	56	69	72	62	49	38	30	28
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	31	37	41	42	46	45	43	39	36	32	29	28
Sun	26	25	25	25	25	28	31	35	39	41	40	38	35	31	32	29	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	36	48	45	37	33	33	34	42	51	57	51	43	30	27	28
Tue	25	29	39	56	57	46	37	33	34	42	53	63	63	57	36	29	28
Wed	25	29	38	57	56	46	38	34	35	45	60	67	69	56	37	30	29
Thu	26	29	39	54	52	44	36	35	35	47	63	73	76	61	39	32	30
Fri	26	28	34	43	39	37	36	38	44	56	69	72	62	49	38	30	28
Sat	25	25	25	26	27	31	37	41	42	46	45	43	39	36	32	29	28
Sun	26	25	25	25	25	28	31	35	39	41	40	38	35	31	32	29	29