Boston traffic report | TomTom Traffic Index (2024)

Traffic flow

Traffic incidents

Major delay
Minor delay
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Closed

United States of America

Live traffic

Local time

3:54 AM

Travel times and speeds are based on trip data anonymously collected from drivers within the larger metropolitan area (“metro”) throughout the complete road network — including fast roads and highways crossing this area.

Hourly speed and travel time per 10 km

Last 48 hours
Last 7 days

Boston traffic in 2023

City centerCity center
Metro areaMetro area

Travel time increased in Boston last year. The data suggests that average time it took to travel 10 km increased by 20 s.

Travel times and speeds are based on worldwide trip data spanning 551 billion (10⁹) km anonymously collected during the year from drivers within the larger metropolitan area (“metro”) or a 5 km radius from the center (“city center”) throughout the complete road network — including fast roads and highways crossing this area.

World rank 2023 97

On average, how long did it take to drive

10 km

2023

19 min

10 s

20 s

more than in 2022

Which was the worst day to travel through Boston in 2023?

September 14 Thursday

Average travel time to drive 10 km

24 min 20 s

The cost of driving in rush hour

What was the yearly cost of driving in Boston during rush hour? How much time did you spend driving, and how did it affect your finances and the environment?

One-way commute

PetrolPetrol
DieselDiesel
EVEV

City centerCity center
Metro areaMetro area

LocalLocal
€ EUR€ EUR
$ USD$ USD

Travel time

(yearly)

185h

time spent driving

86h due to congestion

37x

Approximately 37 books

Emissions

(yearly)

927kg

CO₂ emitted

239kg due to congestion

93x

93 trees grown over a year to absorb

Fuel price

(yearly)

410USD

money spent

106USD due to congestion

Approximately

8 average-sized tanks of petrol

Driving patterns in Boston

What did travel times look like over a week in Boston? When was it best to avoid driving? At what points did we use the most fuel and emit the most CO₂?

One-way commute

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DieselDiesel
EVEV

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Metro areaMetro area

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$ USD$ USD

Travel time
Speed
Consumption
Emissions

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19 min 19 min

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14 min 10 s14 min

13 min 40 s14 min

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16 min 20 s16 min

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28 min 28 min

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16 min 10 s16 min

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16 min 10 s16 min

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22 min 40 s23 min

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26 min 20 s26 min

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17 min 10 s17 min

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23 min 10 s23 min

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16 min 16 min

15 min 30 s16 min

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12 min 50 s13 min

11 min 20 s11 min

11 min 10 s11 min

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16 min 16 min

Show travel time per 10 km

Best time to avoid

Which day of the week had the worst rush hour?

Thursday
5 PM - 6 PM

Driving

10 km

took on average:

29 min 10 s

What do commuters stand to save per year by adjusting their travel habits (for a

10 km

commute in

Boston)?

One day of working from home (

Thursday

40 hours

82 USD

185 kg

Three days of working from home (

Thursdays, Wednesdays, Tuesdays

)

119 hours

244 USD

553 kg

How busy was Boston during rush hour?

Let's take a closer look at rush hour. How much extra time was spent idling in traffic? What was the average speed?

One-way commute

City centerCity center
Metro areaMetro area

Weekday rush hour

How much additional time was spent in the car during rush hour in Boston?

Optimal travel time
Extra travel time

morning

rush

+ 10 min

Per

trip

min

evening

rush

+ 14 min

Per

trip

min

How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?

86 hours = 3 days, 14 hours

7 h 33 min

more than in 2022

Average speed in rush hour

How fast can you drive in Boston during rush hour?

morning

rush

km/h

Time taken to travel

10 km

22 min

evening

rush

km/h

Time taken to travel

10 km

26 min

Bike

km/h

min

Electric scooter

km/h

min

Electric moped

km/h

min

How does the city compare to the whole country?

Find more on the country page

United States of America

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