Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 77 minutes via MA-3 South and I-93 South, usually 64 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	81	91	82	70	61	64	66	80	90	88	79	68	56	55	56
Tue	50	58	91	107	97	82	66	61	63	84	101	101	96	83	61	57	56
Wed	51	58	82	103	98	84	70	64	65	87	107	107	99	84	63	58	58
Thu	52	57	85	102	93	81	70	64	68	95	112	113	104	86	67	61	60
Fri	51	55	72	78	71	69	71	72	80	103	108	102	88	73	65	59	55
Sat	51	50	51	53	56	66	72	76	77	77	74	72	67	65	61	58	54
Sun	51	50	49	50	51	56	62	68	71	69	67	66	63	60	61	57	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 50 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (78 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 50 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 50 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 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	81	91	82	70	61	64	66	80	90	88	79	68	56	55	56
Tue	50	58	91	107	97	82	66	61	63	84	101	101	96	83	61	57	56
Wed	51	58	82	103	98	84	70	64	65	87	107	107	99	84	63	58	58
Thu	52	57	85	102	93	81	70	64	68	95	112	113	104	86	67	61	60
Fri	51	55	72	78	71	69	71	72	80	103	108	102	88	73	65	59	55
Sat	51	50	51	53	56	66	72	76	77	77	74	72	67	65	61	58	54
Sun	51	50	49	50	51	56	62	68	71	69	67	66	63	60	61	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	81	91	82	70	61	64	66	80	90	88	79	68	56	55	56
Tue	50	58	91	107	97	82	66	61	63	84	101	101	96	83	61	57	56
Wed	51	58	82	103	98	84	70	64	65	87	107	107	99	84	63	58	58
Thu	52	57	85	102	93	81	70	64	68	95	112	113	104	86	67	61	60
Fri	51	55	72	78	71	69	71	72	80	103	108	102	88	73	65	59	55
Sat	51	50	51	53	56	66	72	76	77	77	74	72	67	65	61	58	54
Sun	51	50	49	50	51	56	62	68	71	69	67	66	63	60	61	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	81	91	82	70	61	64	66	80	90	88	79	68	56	55	56
Tue	50	58	91	107	97	82	66	61	63	84	101	101	96	83	61	57	56
Wed	51	58	82	103	98	84	70	64	65	87	107	107	99	84	63	58	58
Thu	52	57	85	102	93	81	70	64	68	95	112	113	104	86	67	61	60
Fri	51	55	72	78	71	69	71	72	80	103	108	102	88	73	65	59	55
Sat	51	50	51	53	56	66	72	76	77	77	74	72	67	65	61	58	54
Sun	51	50	49	50	51	56	62	68	71	69	67	66	63	60	61	57	56