Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Peabody

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 90 minutes via I-93 North, usually 99 at this time.

Only 39% 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 31-mile drive from Braintree to Peabody (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Peabody to Braintree

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 17 miles: 36 to 87 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 Braintree (Washington Street) to central Peabody 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 Braintree to Peabody 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	51	85	108	110	96	81	73	72	70	81	94	94	89	77	64	55	55
Tue	50	88	119	131	113	95	79	70	69	82	99	100	105	87	65	56	56
Wed	50	85	114	128	111	94	78	74	71	86	104	109	106	89	69	57	56
Thu	51	86	111	121	108	92	79	74	75	97	110	112	111	91	72	59	58
Fri	50	71	83	86	80	79	84	87	91	110	116	113	101	87	76	57	55
Sat	49	49	49	51	54	71	84	91	92	92	92	85	80	76	64	59	56
Sun	49	48	48	49	51	59	73	79	86	89	83	76	70	67	64	61	57

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 Braintree to Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Braintree to Peabody?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 50 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Peabody?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	85	108	110	96	81	73	72	70	81	94	94	89	77	64	55	55
Tue	50	88	119	131	113	95	79	70	69	82	99	100	105	87	65	56	56
Wed	50	85	114	128	111	94	78	74	71	86	104	109	106	89	69	57	56
Thu	51	86	111	121	108	92	79	74	75	97	110	112	111	91	72	59	58
Fri	50	71	83	86	80	79	84	87	91	110	116	113	101	87	76	57	55
Sat	49	49	49	51	54	71	84	91	92	92	92	85	80	76	64	59	56
Sun	49	48	48	49	51	59	73	79	86	89	83	76	70	67	64	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	85	108	110	96	81	73	72	70	81	94	94	89	77	64	55	55
Tue	50	88	119	131	113	95	79	70	69	82	99	100	105	87	65	56	56
Wed	50	85	114	128	111	94	78	74	71	86	104	109	106	89	69	57	56
Thu	51	86	111	121	108	92	79	74	75	97	110	112	111	91	72	59	58
Fri	50	71	83	86	80	79	84	87	91	110	116	113	101	87	76	57	55
Sat	49	49	49	51	54	71	84	91	92	92	92	85	80	76	64	59	56
Sun	49	48	48	49	51	59	73	79	86	89	83	76	70	67	64	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	85	108	110	96	81	73	72	70	81	94	94	89	77	64	55	55
Tue	50	88	119	131	113	95	79	70	69	82	99	100	105	87	65	56	56
Wed	50	85	114	128	111	94	78	74	71	86	104	109	106	89	69	57	56
Thu	51	86	111	121	108	92	79	74	75	97	110	112	111	91	72	59	58
Fri	50	71	83	86	80	79	84	87	91	110	116	113	101	87	76	57	55
Sat	49	49	49	51	54	71	84	91	92	92	92	85	80	76	64	59	56
Sun	49	48	48	49	51	59	73	79	86	89	83	76	70	67	64	61	57