Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Plymouth MA

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 128 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 125 at this time.

Only 51% 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 54-mile drive from Framingham to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (76 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Framingham

Freeway, about 28 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 26 miles: 49 to 105 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 Framingham 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 Framingham to Plymouth MA by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7676767676767886909712012512390848985
Tue828589113132989389929412012711994867676
Wed7676767676767676767676767676767676
Thu7676767676767676767676767676767676
Fri7676767676767676767676767676767676
Sat7676767676767676767676767676767676
Sun7676767676767676767676767676767676

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 Framingham to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 76 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (16 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (4 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (3 miles)

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