Best Time to Drive from BOS to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 55 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 46 at this time.

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	42	43	48	53	51	50	51	50	51	56	62	70	65	54	46	45	46
Tue	41	42	48	57	56	51	50	50	50	55	65	74	68	60	48	46	46
Wed	42	42	47	58	56	53	52	51	52	59	67	78	74	64	50	47	46
Thu	42	43	49	58	58	54	52	53	54	64	79	87	83	67	54	50	48
Fri	42	42	48	57	54	53	57	59	62	70	87	87	77	59	49	47	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	45	49	58	59	58	58	57	56	52	48	46	45	43
Sun	43	41	41	41	42	43	47	50	51	52	53	55	53	49	48	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from BOS to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to central Plymouth MA (Court 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 BOS to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 41 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (27 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (6 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	48	53	51	50	51	50	51	56	62	70	65	54	46	45	46
Tue	41	42	48	57	56	51	50	50	50	55	65	74	68	60	48	46	46
Wed	42	42	47	58	56	53	52	51	52	59	67	78	74	64	50	47	46
Thu	42	43	49	58	58	54	52	53	54	64	79	87	83	67	54	50	48
Fri	42	42	48	57	54	53	57	59	62	70	87	87	77	59	49	47	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	45	49	58	59	58	58	57	56	52	48	46	45	43
Sun	43	41	41	41	42	43	47	50	51	52	53	55	53	49	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	48	53	51	50	51	50	51	56	62	70	65	54	46	45	46
Tue	41	42	48	57	56	51	50	50	50	55	65	74	68	60	48	46	46
Wed	42	42	47	58	56	53	52	51	52	59	67	78	74	64	50	47	46
Thu	42	43	49	58	58	54	52	53	54	64	79	87	83	67	54	50	48
Fri	42	42	48	57	54	53	57	59	62	70	87	87	77	59	49	47	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	45	49	58	59	58	58	57	56	52	48	46	45	43
Sun	43	41	41	41	42	43	47	50	51	52	53	55	53	49	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	48	53	51	50	51	50	51	56	62	70	65	54	46	45	46
Tue	41	42	48	57	56	51	50	50	50	55	65	74	68	60	48	46	46
Wed	42	42	47	58	56	53	52	51	52	59	67	78	74	64	50	47	46
Thu	42	43	49	58	58	54	52	53	54	64	79	87	83	67	54	50	48
Fri	42	42	48	57	54	53	57	59	62	70	87	87	77	59	49	47	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	45	49	58	59	58	58	57	56	52	48	46	45	43
Sun	43	41	41	41	42	43	47	50	51	52	53	55	53	49	48	47	45