Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Peabody

Right now (5:35 pm EDT): about 95 minutes via I-93 North, usually 81 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.

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	49	88	109	113	98	80	71	68	67	78	94	94	89	75	61	54	54
Tue	48	94	119	130	116	94	77	67	67	81	100	101	105	87	65	55	54
Wed	48	85	116	128	112	95	77	71	70	84	105	108	107	90	69	55	55
Thu	48	85	113	122	107	90	77	71	72	96	111	112	112	92	72	58	56
Fri	48	71	84	88	82	80	83	85	90	108	116	112	102	88	76	57	54
Sat	47	46	47	49	53	70	86	92	94	92	97	88	83	79	67	58	54
Sun	47	46	46	47	49	58	72	80	85	88	82	78	71	70	65	60	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Braintree to Peabody (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 130 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (34 to 86 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Braintree (Washington Street) to central Peabody 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 Braintree to Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 48 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Peabody?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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	49	88	109	113	98	80	71	68	67	78	94	94	89	75	61	54	54
Tue	48	94	119	130	116	94	77	67	67	81	100	101	105	87	65	55	54
Wed	48	85	116	128	112	95	77	71	70	84	105	108	107	90	69	55	55
Thu	48	85	113	122	107	90	77	71	72	96	111	112	112	92	72	58	56
Fri	48	71	84	88	82	80	83	85	90	108	116	112	102	88	76	57	54
Sat	47	46	47	49	53	70	86	92	94	92	97	88	83	79	67	58	54
Sun	47	46	46	47	49	58	72	80	85	88	82	78	71	70	65	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	88	109	113	98	80	71	68	67	78	94	94	89	75	61	54	54
Tue	48	94	119	130	116	94	77	67	67	81	100	101	105	87	65	55	54
Wed	48	85	116	128	112	95	77	71	70	84	105	108	107	90	69	55	55
Thu	48	85	113	122	107	90	77	71	72	96	111	112	112	92	72	58	56
Fri	48	71	84	88	82	80	83	85	90	108	116	112	102	88	76	57	54
Sat	47	46	47	49	53	70	86	92	94	92	97	88	83	79	67	58	54
Sun	47	46	46	47	49	58	72	80	85	88	82	78	71	70	65	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	88	109	113	98	80	71	68	67	78	94	94	89	75	61	54	54
Tue	48	94	119	130	116	94	77	67	67	81	100	101	105	87	65	55	54
Wed	48	85	116	128	112	95	77	71	70	84	105	108	107	90	69	55	55
Thu	48	85	113	122	107	90	77	71	72	96	111	112	112	92	72	58	56
Fri	48	71	84	88	82	80	83	85	90	108	116	112	102	88	76	57	54
Sat	47	46	47	49	53	70	86	92	94	92	97	88	83	79	67	58	54
Sun	47	46	46	47	49	58	72	80	85	88	82	78	71	70	65	60	56