Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Plymouth MA
Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 26 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 26 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Tue | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| Wed | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Thu | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Fri | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Sat | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Sun | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Braintree to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).
About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 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 Braintree to Plymouth MA?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Braintree to Plymouth MA?
The 28-mile drive usually takes 25 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Braintree to Plymouth MA?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
MA-3 South in Boston (23 miles)
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