Best Time to Drive from Waltham to New Bedford

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 66 minutes via MA-24 South and I-95 South and MA-140 South, usually 60 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to New Bedford 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	59	59	63	66	67	64	64	66	65	71	83	85	79	66	60	60	60
Tue	60	59	65	70	67	66	65	64	64	70	87	96	93	77	62	61	61
Wed	59	59	63	68	67	65	65	64	64	70	88	97	93	78	64	61	62
Thu	59	58	64	67	66	65	65	64	64	71	90	101	96	81	65	60	61
Fri	59	58	61	63	64	63	65	66	69	81	93	96	85	71	63	61	61
Sat	59	58	57	58	59	59	61	63	63	64	64	63	61	60	59	60	60
Sun	59	57	57	56	57	57	58	60	62	61	60	60	59	59	60	61	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Waltham to New Bedford (via MA-24 South and I-95 South and MA-140 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Waltham to central New Bedford 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 New Bedford?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Waltham to New Bedford?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 58 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to New Bedford?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (16 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

New Bedford 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	59	59	63	66	67	64	64	66	65	71	83	85	79	66	60	60	60
Tue	60	59	65	70	67	66	65	64	64	70	87	96	93	77	62	61	61
Wed	59	59	63	68	67	65	65	64	64	70	88	97	93	78	64	61	62
Thu	59	58	64	67	66	65	65	64	64	71	90	101	96	81	65	60	61
Fri	59	58	61	63	64	63	65	66	69	81	93	96	85	71	63	61	61
Sat	59	58	57	58	59	59	61	63	63	64	64	63	61	60	59	60	60
Sun	59	57	57	56	57	57	58	60	62	61	60	60	59	59	60	61	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	63	66	67	64	64	66	65	71	83	85	79	66	60	60	60
Tue	60	59	65	70	67	66	65	64	64	70	87	96	93	77	62	61	61
Wed	59	59	63	68	67	65	65	64	64	70	88	97	93	78	64	61	62
Thu	59	58	64	67	66	65	65	64	64	71	90	101	96	81	65	60	61
Fri	59	58	61	63	64	63	65	66	69	81	93	96	85	71	63	61	61
Sat	59	58	57	58	59	59	61	63	63	64	64	63	61	60	59	60	60
Sun	59	57	57	56	57	57	58	60	62	61	60	60	59	59	60	61	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	63	66	67	64	64	66	65	71	83	85	79	66	60	60	60
Tue	60	59	65	70	67	66	65	64	64	70	87	96	93	77	62	61	61
Wed	59	59	63	68	67	65	65	64	64	70	88	97	93	78	64	61	62
Thu	59	58	64	67	66	65	65	64	64	71	90	101	96	81	65	60	61
Fri	59	58	61	63	64	63	65	66	69	81	93	96	85	71	63	61	61
Sat	59	58	57	58	59	59	61	63	63	64	64	63	61	60	59	60	60
Sun	59	57	57	56	57	57	58	60	62	61	60	60	59	59	60	61	61