Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Quincy

Right now (7:20 pm EDT): about 30 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 North, usually 28 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to Quincy 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	27	30	34	38	36	33	30	31	31	38	50	53	50	38	30	28	28
Tue	27	30	35	44	41	37	32	30	31	41	54	61	65	53	32	28	28
Wed	27	30	35	43	41	37	33	31	32	42	56	63	65	53	34	28	29
Thu	27	29	35	41	39	35	33	31	33	44	57	66	67	55	34	28	29
Fri	27	29	32	35	34	33	33	35	41	49	58	62	54	43	33	28	28
Sat	26	26	26	26	27	29	33	35	36	39	38	37	34	33	29	28	28
Sun	27	26	25	25	26	27	29	32	33	33	31	31	30	30	29	29	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Waltham to Quincy (via I-95 South and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 23 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) 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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 27 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Quincy?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (16 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (6 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Quincy to Waltham (return trip) · Waltham to Boston · 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 · 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	27	30	34	38	36	33	30	31	31	38	50	53	50	38	30	28	28
Tue	27	30	35	44	41	37	32	30	31	41	54	61	65	53	32	28	28
Wed	27	30	35	43	41	37	33	31	32	42	56	63	65	53	34	28	29
Thu	27	29	35	41	39	35	33	31	33	44	57	66	67	55	34	28	29
Fri	27	29	32	35	34	33	33	35	41	49	58	62	54	43	33	28	28
Sat	26	26	26	26	27	29	33	35	36	39	38	37	34	33	29	28	28
Sun	27	26	25	25	26	27	29	32	33	33	31	31	30	30	29	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	34	38	36	33	30	31	31	38	50	53	50	38	30	28	28
Tue	27	30	35	44	41	37	32	30	31	41	54	61	65	53	32	28	28
Wed	27	30	35	43	41	37	33	31	32	42	56	63	65	53	34	28	29
Thu	27	29	35	41	39	35	33	31	33	44	57	66	67	55	34	28	29
Fri	27	29	32	35	34	33	33	35	41	49	58	62	54	43	33	28	28
Sat	26	26	26	26	27	29	33	35	36	39	38	37	34	33	29	28	28
Sun	27	26	25	25	26	27	29	32	33	33	31	31	30	30	29	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	34	38	36	33	30	31	31	38	50	53	50	38	30	28	28
Tue	27	30	35	44	41	37	32	30	31	41	54	61	65	53	32	28	28
Wed	27	30	35	43	41	37	33	31	32	42	56	63	65	53	34	28	29
Thu	27	29	35	41	39	35	33	31	33	44	57	66	67	55	34	28	29
Fri	27	29	32	35	34	33	33	35	41	49	58	62	54	43	33	28	28
Sat	26	26	26	26	27	29	33	35	36	39	38	37	34	33	29	28	28
Sun	27	26	25	25	26	27	29	32	33	33	31	31	30	30	29	29	28