Best Time to Drive from Natick to Peabody

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 51 minutes via I-95 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Natick 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	44	46	57	64	60	52	50	51	51	57	77	82	79	60	46	45	46
Tue	44	47	59	72	70	59	53	52	51	61	88	98	93	72	50	46	49
Wed	44	47	58	69	70	59	53	53	52	64	90	100	96	76	51	46	47
Thu	44	46	58	68	66	57	53	53	55	70	101	111	103	82	53	46	48
Fri	44	45	51	55	51	53	59	64	71	91	105	99	84	64	50	47	48
Sat	45	43	44	44	45	51	59	62	62	59	58	54	51	50	47	46	45
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	45	48	54	56	51	50	48	47	47	46	47	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Natick to Peabody (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (21 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Natick (West Central Street) 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 Natick to Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 44 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Natick to Peabody?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Peabody to Natick (return trip) · Natick to Boston · Natick to Cambridge · Natick to Quincy · Natick to Worcester · Natick to Lowell · Natick to Burlington MA · Natick to Woburn · Natick to Braintree · Natick to Andover · Natick to Brockton · Natick to Plymouth MA

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	57	64	60	52	50	51	51	57	77	82	79	60	46	45	46
Tue	44	47	59	72	70	59	53	52	51	61	88	98	93	72	50	46	49
Wed	44	47	58	69	70	59	53	53	52	64	90	100	96	76	51	46	47
Thu	44	46	58	68	66	57	53	53	55	70	101	111	103	82	53	46	48
Fri	44	45	51	55	51	53	59	64	71	91	105	99	84	64	50	47	48
Sat	45	43	44	44	45	51	59	62	62	59	58	54	51	50	47	46	45
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	45	48	54	56	51	50	48	47	47	46	47	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	57	64	60	52	50	51	51	57	77	82	79	60	46	45	46
Tue	44	47	59	72	70	59	53	52	51	61	88	98	93	72	50	46	49
Wed	44	47	58	69	70	59	53	53	52	64	90	100	96	76	51	46	47
Thu	44	46	58	68	66	57	53	53	55	70	101	111	103	82	53	46	48
Fri	44	45	51	55	51	53	59	64	71	91	105	99	84	64	50	47	48
Sat	45	43	44	44	45	51	59	62	62	59	58	54	51	50	47	46	45
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	45	48	54	56	51	50	48	47	47	46	47	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	57	64	60	52	50	51	51	57	77	82	79	60	46	45	46
Tue	44	47	59	72	70	59	53	52	51	61	88	98	93	72	50	46	49
Wed	44	47	58	69	70	59	53	53	52	64	90	100	96	76	51	46	47
Thu	44	46	58	68	66	57	53	53	55	70	101	111	103	82	53	46	48
Fri	44	45	51	55	51	53	59	64	71	91	105	99	84	64	50	47	48
Sat	45	43	44	44	45	51	59	62	62	59	58	54	51	50	47	46	45
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	45	48	54	56	51	50	48	47	47	46	47	48