Best Time to Drive from Woburn to Braintree

Right now (6:05 am EDT): about 33 minutes via I-93 South, usually 33 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.

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	53	60	52	42	33	35	37	51	66	61	55	44	31	29	30
Tue	26	33	63	74	67	53	39	34	36	55	72	72	71	57	35	31	31
Wed	26	33	55	71	68	52	41	36	37	57	76	78	74	59	37	32	32
Thu	27	32	57	69	64	50	40	35	39	60	78	76	77	61	40	34	33
Fri	27	30	45	51	43	39	39	38	46	67	71	67	58	46	37	33	30
Sat	26	26	27	28	29	36	39	42	46	47	46	46	41	40	36	33	30
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	35	40	43	42	41	41	38	36	35	31	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Woburn to Braintree (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woburn (Common Street) to central Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Woburn to Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 26 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woburn to Braintree?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (21 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Braintree to Woburn (return trip) · Woburn to Boston · Woburn to Cambridge · Woburn to Quincy · Woburn to Newton · Woburn to Framingham · Woburn to Worcester · Woburn to Lowell · Woburn to Dedham · Woburn to Peabody · Woburn to Andover · Woburn 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	27	32	53	60	52	42	33	35	37	51	66	61	55	44	31	29	30
Tue	26	33	63	74	67	53	39	34	36	55	72	72	71	57	35	31	31
Wed	26	33	55	71	68	52	41	36	37	57	76	78	74	59	37	32	32
Thu	27	32	57	69	64	50	40	35	39	60	78	76	77	61	40	34	33
Fri	27	30	45	51	43	39	39	38	46	67	71	67	58	46	37	33	30
Sat	26	26	27	28	29	36	39	42	46	47	46	46	41	40	36	33	30
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	35	40	43	42	41	41	38	36	35	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	53	60	52	42	33	35	37	51	66	61	55	44	31	29	30
Tue	26	33	63	74	67	53	39	34	36	55	72	72	71	57	35	31	31
Wed	26	33	55	71	68	52	41	36	37	57	76	78	74	59	37	32	32
Thu	27	32	57	69	64	50	40	35	39	60	78	76	77	61	40	34	33
Fri	27	30	45	51	43	39	39	38	46	67	71	67	58	46	37	33	30
Sat	26	26	27	28	29	36	39	42	46	47	46	46	41	40	36	33	30
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	35	40	43	42	41	41	38	36	35	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	53	60	52	42	33	35	37	51	66	61	55	44	31	29	30
Tue	26	33	63	74	67	53	39	34	36	55	72	72	71	57	35	31	31
Wed	26	33	55	71	68	52	41	36	37	57	76	78	74	59	37	32	32
Thu	27	32	57	69	64	50	40	35	39	60	78	76	77	61	40	34	33
Fri	27	30	45	51	43	39	39	38	46	67	71	67	58	46	37	33	30
Sat	26	26	27	28	29	36	39	42	46	47	46	46	41	40	36	33	30
Sun	26	26	26	26	27	31	35	40	43	42	41	41	38	36	35	31	31