Best Time to Drive from BOS to Plymouth MA

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 148 minutes via MA-3 South and I-93 South, usually 143 at this time.

Only 57% 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 42-mile drive from BOS to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (56 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to BOS

Freeway, about 24 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 18 miles: 32 to 117 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 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) 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 BOS 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	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	89	90	123	134	143	115	106	100	75	82
Tue	61	62	75	85	99	76	87	83	92	112	135	139	101	79	71	56	56
Wed	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Thu	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Fri	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56

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 BOS to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 56 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Estimate this drive for any day and departure time →

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (16 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (6 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (2 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	89	90	123	134	143	115	106	100	75	82
Tue	61	62	75	85	99	76	87	83	92	112	135	139	101	79	71	56	56
Wed	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Thu	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Fri	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	89	90	123	134	143	115	106	100	75	82
Tue	61	62	75	85	99	76	87	83	92	112	135	139	101	79	71	56	56
Wed	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Thu	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Fri	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	89	90	123	134	143	115	106	100	75	82
Tue	61	62	75	85	99	76	87	83	92	112	135	139	101	79	71	56	56
Wed	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Thu	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Fri	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56