Best Time to Drive from BOS to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 48 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	51	51	51	52	56	62	70	65	53	46	45	46
Tue	41	42	48	57	56	52	50	50	50	56	66	75	69	60	48	46	46
Wed	42	42	47	57	57	54	52	51	52	59	68	79	76	64	50	47	47
Thu	42	43	49	58	57	54	53	54	55	66	82	87	84	68	54	50	49
Fri	42	42	48	58	54	53	58	60	63	71	88	88	78	59	49	47	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	45	50	60	61	59	59	58	57	52	48	46	45	44
Sun	43	41	41	41	42	43	47	50	51	52	53	54	52	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 91 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (62 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 91 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 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 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)

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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	51	51	51	52	56	62	70	65	53	46	45	46
Tue	41	42	48	57	56	52	50	50	50	56	66	75	69	60	48	46	46
Wed	42	42	47	57	57	54	52	51	52	59	68	79	76	64	50	47	47
Thu	42	43	49	58	57	54	53	54	55	66	82	87	84	68	54	50	49
Fri	42	42	48	58	54	53	58	60	63	71	88	88	78	59	49	47	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	45	50	60	61	59	59	58	57	52	48	46	45	44
Sun	43	41	41	41	42	43	47	50	51	52	53	54	52	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	51	51	51	52	56	62	70	65	53	46	45	46
Tue	41	42	48	57	56	52	50	50	50	56	66	75	69	60	48	46	46
Wed	42	42	47	57	57	54	52	51	52	59	68	79	76	64	50	47	47
Thu	42	43	49	58	57	54	53	54	55	66	82	87	84	68	54	50	49
Fri	42	42	48	58	54	53	58	60	63	71	88	88	78	59	49	47	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	45	50	60	61	59	59	58	57	52	48	46	45	44
Sun	43	41	41	41	42	43	47	50	51	52	53	54	52	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	51	51	51	52	56	62	70	65	53	46	45	46
Tue	41	42	48	57	56	52	50	50	50	56	66	75	69	60	48	46	46
Wed	42	42	47	57	57	54	52	51	52	59	68	79	76	64	50	47	47
Thu	42	43	49	58	57	54	53	54	55	66	82	87	84	68	54	50	49
Fri	42	42	48	58	54	53	58	60	63	71	88	88	78	59	49	47	44
Sat	42	41	41	42	45	50	60	61	59	59	58	57	52	48	46	45	44
Sun	43	41	41	41	42	43	47	50	51	52	53	54	52	49	48	47	45