Best Time to Drive from Cambridge to Peabody

Right now (6:35 pm EDT): about 47 minutes via I-93 North and I-95 North and I-95 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 62% 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 22-mile drive from Cambridge to Peabody (via I-93 North and I-95 North and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Peabody to Cambridge

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 12 to 23 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 Cambridge (Ellery Street) to central Peabody 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 Cambridge to Peabody 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	27	28	34	43	36	32	30	31	31	33	42	44	44	36	29	28	30
Tue	27	28	39	50	44	33	31	32	31	34	43	45	49	39	31	28	33
Wed	27	27	36	47	42	34	32	33	32	35	44	49	50	40	31	28	31
Thu	27	28	37	48	43	33	32	32	33	36	44	48	49	41	32	28	32
Fri	27	27	30	34	31	31	33	35	39	43	48	48	45	38	30	28	29
Sat	28	27	27	27	28	30	35	37	36	34	34	33	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	27	27	26	26	27	27	29	32	34	31	30	29	29	29	29	28	32

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 Cambridge to Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cambridge to Peabody?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 27 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cambridge to Peabody?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (6 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (6 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	43	36	32	30	31	31	33	42	44	44	36	29	28	30
Tue	27	28	39	50	44	33	31	32	31	34	43	45	49	39	31	28	33
Wed	27	27	36	47	42	34	32	33	32	35	44	49	50	40	31	28	31
Thu	27	28	37	48	43	33	32	32	33	36	44	48	49	41	32	28	32
Fri	27	27	30	34	31	31	33	35	39	43	48	48	45	38	30	28	29
Sat	28	27	27	27	28	30	35	37	36	34	34	33	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	27	27	26	26	27	27	29	32	34	31	30	29	29	29	29	28	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	43	36	32	30	31	31	33	42	44	44	36	29	28	30
Tue	27	28	39	50	44	33	31	32	31	34	43	45	49	39	31	28	33
Wed	27	27	36	47	42	34	32	33	32	35	44	49	50	40	31	28	31
Thu	27	28	37	48	43	33	32	32	33	36	44	48	49	41	32	28	32
Fri	27	27	30	34	31	31	33	35	39	43	48	48	45	38	30	28	29
Sat	28	27	27	27	28	30	35	37	36	34	34	33	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	27	27	26	26	27	27	29	32	34	31	30	29	29	29	29	28	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	43	36	32	30	31	31	33	42	44	44	36	29	28	30
Tue	27	28	39	50	44	33	31	32	31	34	43	45	49	39	31	28	33
Wed	27	27	36	47	42	34	32	33	32	35	44	49	50	40	31	28	31
Thu	27	28	37	48	43	33	32	32	33	36	44	48	49	41	32	28	32
Fri	27	27	30	34	31	31	33	35	39	43	48	48	45	38	30	28	29
Sat	28	27	27	27	28	30	35	37	36	34	34	33	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	27	27	26	26	27	27	29	32	34	31	30	29	29	29	29	28	32