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Best Time to Drive from Woburn to Boston

Right now (5:17 pm EDT): about 32 minutes via I-93 South, usually 26 at this time.

Only 48% 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.

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Woburn to Boston (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (17 minutes).

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 12 to 36 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Woburn (Common Street) to central Boston (Franklin Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Woburn to Boston by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1717171717171724262024242324191832
Tue1827425351362519202126232525221717
Wed1717171717171717171717171717171717
Thu1717171717171717171717171717171717
Fri1717171717171717171717171717171717
Sat1717171717171717171717171717171717
Sun1717171717171717171717171717171717

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 Woburn to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Woburn to Boston?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 17 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woburn to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (6 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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