Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to Plymouth MA

Right now (5:32 pm EDT): about 125 minutes via MA-3 South and I-93 South, usually 95 at this time.

Only 53% 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 53-mile drive from Burlington MA to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 187 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (72 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Burlington MA

Freeway, about 28 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 25 miles: 44 to 151 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 Burlington MA 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 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	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	96	113	99	113	112	99	91	81	82	110
Tue	73	99	162	187	175	139	98	85	89	109	121	105	102	97	90	72	72
Wed	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Thu	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Fri	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72

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 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 187 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 72 to 187 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burlington MA to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 187 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (16 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (12 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
Mon	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	96	113	99	113	112	99	91	81	82	110
Tue	73	99	162	187	175	139	98	85	89	109	121	105	102	97	90	72	72
Wed	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Thu	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Fri	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	96	113	99	113	112	99	91	81	82	110
Tue	73	99	162	187	175	139	98	85	89	109	121	105	102	97	90	72	72
Wed	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Thu	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Fri	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	96	113	99	113	112	99	91	81	82	110
Tue	73	99	162	187	175	139	98	85	89	109	121	105	102	97	90	72	72
Wed	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Thu	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Fri	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72