Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 66 minutes via MA-3 South and I-93 South, usually 60 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Burlington MA 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	51	57	80	90	80	70	62	65	67	82	92	88	79	67	56	55	56
Tue	51	58	91	107	98	85	67	62	63	85	101	101	96	82	60	57	56
Wed	51	58	82	102	99	82	70	64	65	88	106	109	99	84	63	58	59
Thu	52	57	85	102	93	81	70	65	69	96	112	111	104	86	67	62	60
Fri	51	55	72	78	70	69	72	73	81	105	109	103	89	73	65	59	55
Sat	50	50	51	53	56	67	74	77	79	78	75	73	68	65	62	58	55
Sun	51	50	49	50	51	56	62	68	71	69	67	66	62	60	60	58	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Burlington MA to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 51 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burlington MA to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (27 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (21 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	57	80	90	80	70	62	65	67	82	92	88	79	67	56	55	56
Tue	51	58	91	107	98	85	67	62	63	85	101	101	96	82	60	57	56
Wed	51	58	82	102	99	82	70	64	65	88	106	109	99	84	63	58	59
Thu	52	57	85	102	93	81	70	65	69	96	112	111	104	86	67	62	60
Fri	51	55	72	78	70	69	72	73	81	105	109	103	89	73	65	59	55
Sat	50	50	51	53	56	67	74	77	79	78	75	73	68	65	62	58	55
Sun	51	50	49	50	51	56	62	68	71	69	67	66	62	60	60	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	80	90	80	70	62	65	67	82	92	88	79	67	56	55	56
Tue	51	58	91	107	98	85	67	62	63	85	101	101	96	82	60	57	56
Wed	51	58	82	102	99	82	70	64	65	88	106	109	99	84	63	58	59
Thu	52	57	85	102	93	81	70	65	69	96	112	111	104	86	67	62	60
Fri	51	55	72	78	70	69	72	73	81	105	109	103	89	73	65	59	55
Sat	50	50	51	53	56	67	74	77	79	78	75	73	68	65	62	58	55
Sun	51	50	49	50	51	56	62	68	71	69	67	66	62	60	60	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	80	90	80	70	62	65	67	82	92	88	79	67	56	55	56
Tue	51	58	91	107	98	85	67	62	63	85	101	101	96	82	60	57	56
Wed	51	58	82	102	99	82	70	64	65	88	106	109	99	84	63	58	59
Thu	52	57	85	102	93	81	70	65	69	96	112	111	104	86	67	62	60
Fri	51	55	72	78	70	69	72	73	81	105	109	103	89	73	65	59	55
Sat	50	50	51	53	56	67	74	77	79	78	75	73	68	65	62	58	55
Sun	51	50	49	50	51	56	62	68	71	69	67	66	62	60	60	58	56