Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Dorchester
Right now (3:50 am EDT): about 17 minutes via I-90 East, usually 19 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 18 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
| Tue | 18 | 20 | 24 | 43 | 46 | 35 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
| Wed | 18 | 20 | 25 | 44 | 46 | 36 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 20 | 20 |
| Thu | 18 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 42 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 51 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 20 |
| Fri | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 19 |
| Sat | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
| Sun | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Waltham to Dorchester (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).
About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (2 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Waltham to central Dorchester 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 Dorchester?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Waltham to Dorchester?
The 17-mile drive usually takes 18 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Waltham to Dorchester?
Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-90 East in Boston (14 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (1.3 miles)
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