Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Wellesley to Boston
Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 18 minutes via I-90 East, usually 22 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 | 19 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Tue | 18 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 19 |
| Wed | 18 | 19 | 25 | 42 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 39 | 43 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 20 |
| Thu | 18 | 19 | 24 | 39 | 40 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 49 | 43 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
| Fri | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 19 |
| Sat | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
| Sun | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Wellesley to Boston (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).
About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile 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 Wellesley to central Boston 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 Wellesley to Boston?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Wellesley to Boston?
The 17-mile drive usually takes 18 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Wellesley to Boston?
Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-90 East in Boston (15 miles)
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