Best Time to Drive from Woburn to Braintree

Right now (6:17 pm EDT): about 97 minutes via I-93 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 79% 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 24-mile drive from Woburn to Braintree (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Braintree to Woburn

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 20 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 Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree 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	32	52	60	50	41	33	36	38	52	66	60	53	43	31	29	30
Tue	26	33	62	73	66	51	38	34	36	55	73	71	67	55	34	31	31
Wed	26	33	54	69	67	51	41	37	37	59	77	78	74	58	37	32	32
Thu	27	32	55	69	63	50	40	36	40	62	79	77	76	62	40	34	33
Fri	26	29	44	49	41	38	39	39	47	69	72	66	57	44	37	32	30
Sat	26	26	27	27	29	36	39	42	44	46	47	45	41	39	35	31	30
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	34	40	44	42	42	39	35	34	34	31	31

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 Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 26 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woburn to Braintree?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	52	60	50	41	33	36	38	52	66	60	53	43	31	29	30
Tue	26	33	62	73	66	51	38	34	36	55	73	71	67	55	34	31	31
Wed	26	33	54	69	67	51	41	37	37	59	77	78	74	58	37	32	32
Thu	27	32	55	69	63	50	40	36	40	62	79	77	76	62	40	34	33
Fri	26	29	44	49	41	38	39	39	47	69	72	66	57	44	37	32	30
Sat	26	26	27	27	29	36	39	42	44	46	47	45	41	39	35	31	30
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	34	40	44	42	42	39	35	34	34	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	52	60	50	41	33	36	38	52	66	60	53	43	31	29	30
Tue	26	33	62	73	66	51	38	34	36	55	73	71	67	55	34	31	31
Wed	26	33	54	69	67	51	41	37	37	59	77	78	74	58	37	32	32
Thu	27	32	55	69	63	50	40	36	40	62	79	77	76	62	40	34	33
Fri	26	29	44	49	41	38	39	39	47	69	72	66	57	44	37	32	30
Sat	26	26	27	27	29	36	39	42	44	46	47	45	41	39	35	31	30
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	34	40	44	42	42	39	35	34	34	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	52	60	50	41	33	36	38	52	66	60	53	43	31	29	30
Tue	26	33	62	73	66	51	38	34	36	55	73	71	67	55	34	31	31
Wed	26	33	54	69	67	51	41	37	37	59	77	78	74	58	37	32	32
Thu	27	32	55	69	63	50	40	36	40	62	79	77	76	62	40	34	33
Fri	26	29	44	49	41	38	39	39	47	69	72	66	57	44	37	32	30
Sat	26	26	27	27	29	36	39	42	44	46	47	45	41	39	35	31	30
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	34	40	44	42	42	39	35	34	34	31	31