Best Time to Drive from Boston to Plymouth MA

Right now (12:05 am EDT): about 55 minutes via MA-3 South and I-93 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Boston 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	37	40	45	52	48	48	49	47	47	51	58	57	55	48	41	40	41
Tue	37	39	47	52	50	49	48	46	47	52	62	64	61	55	45	42	41
Wed	38	39	46	53	51	50	50	47	48	55	62	66	65	57	46	43	42
Thu	38	40	47	53	51	50	50	50	50	58	69	69	70	58	48	46	44
Fri	37	39	44	55	51	50	56	57	58	64	72	74	67	54	45	42	40
Sat	37	37	37	38	41	47	56	58	57	57	54	52	48	45	42	41	40
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	39	44	48	50	49	47	46	44	43	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Boston to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 Boston to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (27 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (8 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Plymouth MA to Boston (return trip) · Boston to Quincy · Boston to Framingham · Boston to Worcester · Boston to Lowell · Boston to Burlington MA · Boston to Woburn · Boston to Braintree · Boston to Andover · Boston to Brockton · Boston to Natick · Boston to Providence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	45	52	48	48	49	47	47	51	58	57	55	48	41	40	41
Tue	37	39	47	52	50	49	48	46	47	52	62	64	61	55	45	42	41
Wed	38	39	46	53	51	50	50	47	48	55	62	66	65	57	46	43	42
Thu	38	40	47	53	51	50	50	50	50	58	69	69	70	58	48	46	44
Fri	37	39	44	55	51	50	56	57	58	64	72	74	67	54	45	42	40
Sat	37	37	37	38	41	47	56	58	57	57	54	52	48	45	42	41	40
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	39	44	48	50	49	47	46	44	43	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	45	52	48	48	49	47	47	51	58	57	55	48	41	40	41
Tue	37	39	47	52	50	49	48	46	47	52	62	64	61	55	45	42	41
Wed	38	39	46	53	51	50	50	47	48	55	62	66	65	57	46	43	42
Thu	38	40	47	53	51	50	50	50	50	58	69	69	70	58	48	46	44
Fri	37	39	44	55	51	50	56	57	58	64	72	74	67	54	45	42	40
Sat	37	37	37	38	41	47	56	58	57	57	54	52	48	45	42	41	40
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	39	44	48	50	49	47	46	44	43	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	45	52	48	48	49	47	47	51	58	57	55	48	41	40	41
Tue	37	39	47	52	50	49	48	46	47	52	62	64	61	55	45	42	41
Wed	38	39	46	53	51	50	50	47	48	55	62	66	65	57	46	43	42
Thu	38	40	47	53	51	50	50	50	50	58	69	69	70	58	48	46	44
Fri	37	39	44	55	51	50	56	57	58	64	72	74	67	54	45	42	40
Sat	37	37	37	38	41	47	56	58	57	57	54	52	48	45	42	41	40
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	39	44	48	50	49	47	46	44	43	42	42	40