Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Plymouth MA

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 43 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 43 at this time.

Only 59% 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 28-mile drive from Braintree to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (35 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Braintree

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 19 to 46 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 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 Braintree 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	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	43	37	46	48	43	44	42	33	34	38
Tue	33	34	52	55	53	52	37	42	39	40	44	44	43	40	33	35	35
Wed	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Thu	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Fri	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35

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 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 33 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (16 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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