Best Time to Drive from Manchester to Peabody

Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via I-93 South and I-95 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 42% 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Manchester 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	58	66	74	72	63	61	61	61	61	62	64	66	68	62	57	58	59
Tue	58	72	82	83	70	62	60	61	60	62	65	69	74	63	58	58	58
Wed	57	71	81	79	69	62	62	61	61	62	65	70	73	64	58	58	58
Thu	58	69	79	78	66	62	61	62	61	62	67	72	76	66	59	58	58
Fri	57	60	64	62	61	61	62	63	64	67	71	73	71	63	58	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	61	65	66	64	64	62	63	62	61	58	58	57
Sun	56	55	55	55	56	58	60	63	64	62	62	60	60	60	58	58	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Manchester to Peabody (via I-93 South and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (11 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manchester to central Peabody 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 Manchester to Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 57 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manchester to Peabody?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (20 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (7 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Peabody to Manchester (return trip) · Manchester to Boston · Manchester to South Boston · Manchester to Worcester · Manchester to Lowell · Manchester to Brockton · Manchester to Quincy · Manchester to Lynn · Manchester to Newton · Manchester to Framingham · Manchester to Waltham · Manchester to Malden

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	74	72	63	61	61	61	61	62	64	66	68	62	57	58	59
Tue	58	72	82	83	70	62	60	61	60	62	65	69	74	63	58	58	58
Wed	57	71	81	79	69	62	62	61	61	62	65	70	73	64	58	58	58
Thu	58	69	79	78	66	62	61	62	61	62	67	72	76	66	59	58	58
Fri	57	60	64	62	61	61	62	63	64	67	71	73	71	63	58	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	61	65	66	64	64	62	63	62	61	58	58	57
Sun	56	55	55	55	56	58	60	63	64	62	62	60	60	60	58	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	74	72	63	61	61	61	61	62	64	66	68	62	57	58	59
Tue	58	72	82	83	70	62	60	61	60	62	65	69	74	63	58	58	58
Wed	57	71	81	79	69	62	62	61	61	62	65	70	73	64	58	58	58
Thu	58	69	79	78	66	62	61	62	61	62	67	72	76	66	59	58	58
Fri	57	60	64	62	61	61	62	63	64	67	71	73	71	63	58	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	61	65	66	64	64	62	63	62	61	58	58	57
Sun	56	55	55	55	56	58	60	63	64	62	62	60	60	60	58	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	74	72	63	61	61	61	61	62	64	66	68	62	57	58	59
Tue	58	72	82	83	70	62	60	61	60	62	65	69	74	63	58	58	58
Wed	57	71	81	79	69	62	62	61	61	62	65	70	73	64	58	58	58
Thu	58	69	79	78	66	62	61	62	61	62	67	72	76	66	59	58	58
Fri	57	60	64	62	61	61	62	63	64	67	71	73	71	63	58	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	61	65	66	64	64	62	63	62	61	58	58	57
Sun	56	55	55	55	56	58	60	63	64	62	62	60	60	60	58	58	58