Heading off the Cape · Monday 12:30 PM

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Sunday at a glance

Stale · 14 hours ago

Best window: around 8 AM (~57 min)
Avoid: around 1 PM (~92 min, +35 vs calmest)
Latest: 75 min (15 min over clear road)

Plan the beach day before the drive home →

Typical Sunday · Sagamore Bridge → Boston

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Source: Google Routes API

Leaving the Cape via the Sagamore Bridge on Sunday? Clearest measured crossing is around 8 AM (~57 min) — plan the beach day before the drive home →

Live conditions right now

Routes home

Clear Moderate Heavy

Current Drive Time to Boston · Return

~1h 15m

Typical for this hour

Stale · 14 hours ago

Built from drive-time measurements collected throughout the day (54,099 logged since May 2026). Typical values prioritize recent same-weekday observations; calibrated values and busy-day ranges are labeled when modeling is used.

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The shape of each day · Sagamore Bridge → Boston · July

dashed = clear road 0:57

Sunday

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1P spike to 1:32 — the week's worst

Monday

6a12p

Peaks mid-morning at 1:28

Typical Sunday, hour by hour · Sagamore Bridge → Boston

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clear road 0:57

0:57

1:03

1:21

1:31

1:32

1:29

1:23

1:16

1:14

1:12

1:09

1:11

1:07

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Best Time to Leave Cape Cod

The drive home is the hard part. The classic Sunday-afternoon return stacks up at the bridges from early afternoon on — leave before it or ride it out after. Here is the typical heading-home pattern by hour.

On a typical Sunday, the calmest window is around 8 AM (~57 min) and the worst is around 1 PM (~92 min, up to ~101 on busy days — about 61% over a clear run).

Best Time to Leave Cape Cod — FAQ

What is the best time to leave Cape Cod for Boston on a Sunday?

Based on measured readings, the calmest Sunday window is around 8 AM, when the drive typically runs about 57 minutes. The closer you get to 1 PM, the worse it gets.

How long does Cape Cod to Boston take on a Sunday?

Anywhere from about 57 minutes in the calmest window to 92 minutes at the Sunday peak — and up to roughly 101 minutes on the busiest days. These are measured averages from drive-time readings taken every 15 minutes, not estimates.

When is the Sunday drive home from Cape Cod worst?

The peak is around 1 PM, averaging 92 minutes to Boston — about 61% over a clear run. It typically eases within a few hours either side.

Are these Cape Cod drive times measured or estimated?

Measured. A collection job records the with-traffic drive time from the Google Routes API every 15 minutes during Cape travel windows. See the full methodology and tables on the traffic statistics page.

Answers computed from measured readings · full statistics & methodology