Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Haverhill

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 44 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 67% 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to Haverhill 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	44	45	47	53	50	47	47	47	45	48	61	69	66	54	44	43	46
Tue	44	45	48	59	53	48	47	46	46	49	69	81	79	65	47	44	47
Wed	44	44	49	56	54	51	48	48	46	52	70	80	82	64	46	44	45
Thu	44	45	48	54	52	49	47	47	48	54	79	92	90	73	50	43	45
Fri	43	43	45	48	46	47	50	53	59	68	86	89	76	59	47	45	44
Sat	43	42	42	42	42	45	50	50	52	50	48	47	46	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	45	47	45	44	43	43	43	43	43	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Waltham to Haverhill (via I-495 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 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 Haverhill 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 Haverhill?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 43 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Haverhill?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (23 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (13 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Haverhill 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 Braintree · Waltham to Dedham · Waltham to Peabody · Waltham to Andover · Waltham to Brockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	47	53	50	47	47	47	45	48	61	69	66	54	44	43	46
Tue	44	45	48	59	53	48	47	46	46	49	69	81	79	65	47	44	47
Wed	44	44	49	56	54	51	48	48	46	52	70	80	82	64	46	44	45
Thu	44	45	48	54	52	49	47	47	48	54	79	92	90	73	50	43	45
Fri	43	43	45	48	46	47	50	53	59	68	86	89	76	59	47	45	44
Sat	43	42	42	42	42	45	50	50	52	50	48	47	46	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	45	47	45	44	43	43	43	43	43	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	47	53	50	47	47	47	45	48	61	69	66	54	44	43	46
Tue	44	45	48	59	53	48	47	46	46	49	69	81	79	65	47	44	47
Wed	44	44	49	56	54	51	48	48	46	52	70	80	82	64	46	44	45
Thu	44	45	48	54	52	49	47	47	48	54	79	92	90	73	50	43	45
Fri	43	43	45	48	46	47	50	53	59	68	86	89	76	59	47	45	44
Sat	43	42	42	42	42	45	50	50	52	50	48	47	46	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	45	47	45	44	43	43	43	43	43	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	47	53	50	47	47	47	45	48	61	69	66	54	44	43	46
Tue	44	45	48	59	53	48	47	46	46	49	69	81	79	65	47	44	47
Wed	44	44	49	56	54	51	48	48	46	52	70	80	82	64	46	44	45
Thu	44	45	48	54	52	49	47	47	48	54	79	92	90	73	50	43	45
Fri	43	43	45	48	46	47	50	53	59	68	86	89	76	59	47	45	44
Sat	43	42	42	42	42	45	50	50	52	50	48	47	46	44	43	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	45	47	45	44	43	43	43	43	43	45