Best Time to Drive from Boston to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:35 pm EDT): about 63 minutes via MA-3 South and I-93 South, usually 50 at this time.

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 73 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Boston

Freeway, about 37 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 12 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 Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 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	38	40	45	51	48	48	50	48	48	52	58	58	56	48	40	40	41
Tue	37	39	47	52	50	49	48	47	47	53	62	64	61	54	44	42	42
Wed	38	39	45	52	51	50	50	49	49	55	62	64	64	56	45	43	43
Thu	38	40	46	53	51	51	51	52	52	59	70	72	71	58	48	46	44
Fri	37	39	44	54	51	51	57	58	59	66	72	73	66	53	44	42	39
Sat	37	36	37	38	41	49	59	61	59	58	55	52	48	44	41	41	40
Sun	38	36	36	36	37	39	44	48	50	49	48	46	42	41	41	41	40

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 73 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 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

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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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	45	51	48	48	50	48	48	52	58	58	56	48	40	40	41
Tue	37	39	47	52	50	49	48	47	47	53	62	64	61	54	44	42	42
Wed	38	39	45	52	51	50	50	49	49	55	62	64	64	56	45	43	43
Thu	38	40	46	53	51	51	51	52	52	59	70	72	71	58	48	46	44
Fri	37	39	44	54	51	51	57	58	59	66	72	73	66	53	44	42	39
Sat	37	36	37	38	41	49	59	61	59	58	55	52	48	44	41	41	40
Sun	38	36	36	36	37	39	44	48	50	49	48	46	42	41	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	45	51	48	48	50	48	48	52	58	58	56	48	40	40	41
Tue	37	39	47	52	50	49	48	47	47	53	62	64	61	54	44	42	42
Wed	38	39	45	52	51	50	50	49	49	55	62	64	64	56	45	43	43
Thu	38	40	46	53	51	51	51	52	52	59	70	72	71	58	48	46	44
Fri	37	39	44	54	51	51	57	58	59	66	72	73	66	53	44	42	39
Sat	37	36	37	38	41	49	59	61	59	58	55	52	48	44	41	41	40
Sun	38	36	36	36	37	39	44	48	50	49	48	46	42	41	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	45	51	48	48	50	48	48	52	58	58	56	48	40	40	41
Tue	37	39	47	52	50	49	48	47	47	53	62	64	61	54	44	42	42
Wed	38	39	45	52	51	50	50	49	49	55	62	64	64	56	45	43	43
Thu	38	40	46	53	51	51	51	52	52	59	70	72	71	58	48	46	44
Fri	37	39	44	54	51	51	57	58	59	66	72	73	66	53	44	42	39
Sat	37	36	37	38	41	49	59	61	59	58	55	52	48	44	41	41	40
Sun	38	36	36	36	37	39	44	48	50	49	48	46	42	41	41	41	40