Best Time to Drive from Andover to Plymouth MA

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 185 minutes via I-93 South and MA-3 South, usually 111 at this time.

Only 63% 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 64-mile drive from Andover to Plymouth MA (via I-93 South and MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Andover

Freeway, about 40 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 24 miles: 40 to 72 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 Andover to central Plymouth MA (Court 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 Andover to Plymouth MA 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	80	80	80	80	80	80	83	87	88	102	116	111	101	82	79	86	89
Tue	77	93	106	108	94	92	86	85	88	108	112	103	98	87	80	80	80
Wed	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Fri	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sat	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

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 Andover to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Andover to Plymouth MA?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 77 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Andover to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (24 miles) · MA-3 South in Boston (16 miles)

Boston traffic right now

More drives

Plymouth MA to Andover (return trip) · Andover to Boston · Andover to Cambridge · Andover to Quincy · Andover to Newton · Andover to Waltham · Andover to Framingham · Andover to Worcester · Andover to Burlington MA · Andover to Woburn · Andover to Braintree · Andover to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	80	80	80	80	80	83	87	88	102	116	111	101	82	79	86	89
Tue	77	93	106	108	94	92	86	85	88	108	112	103	98	87	80	80	80
Wed	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Fri	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sat	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	80	80	80	80	80	83	87	88	102	116	111	101	82	79	86	89
Tue	77	93	106	108	94	92	86	85	88	108	112	103	98	87	80	80	80
Wed	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Fri	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sat	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	80	80	80	80	80	83	87	88	102	116	111	101	82	79	86	89
Tue	77	93	106	108	94	92	86	85	88	108	112	103	98	87	80	80	80
Wed	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Fri	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sat	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80