Best Time to Drive from Natick to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 62 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 53 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Natick 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	52	52	55	62	62	58	58	60	60	65	76	78	74	59	53	54	54
Tue	52	52	56	67	68	60	59	58	58	65	81	90	89	75	56	54	55
Wed	52	52	56	65	66	60	60	59	60	67	84	93	92	76	57	55	56
Thu	52	53	56	63	65	60	60	61	63	74	91	100	95	79	60	56	56
Fri	52	52	55	58	59	59	65	68	73	82	95	98	83	67	57	55	53
Sat	51	50	51	52	55	58	67	68	66	67	65	62	58	55	53	53	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	52	55	57	58	56	55	54	53	54	53	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Natick to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (14 to 31 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 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 Natick to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 52 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Natick to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (27 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (8 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Plymouth MA 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 Peabody · Natick to Andover · Natick to Brockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	55	62	62	58	58	60	60	65	76	78	74	59	53	54	54
Tue	52	52	56	67	68	60	59	58	58	65	81	90	89	75	56	54	55
Wed	52	52	56	65	66	60	60	59	60	67	84	93	92	76	57	55	56
Thu	52	53	56	63	65	60	60	61	63	74	91	100	95	79	60	56	56
Fri	52	52	55	58	59	59	65	68	73	82	95	98	83	67	57	55	53
Sat	51	50	51	52	55	58	67	68	66	67	65	62	58	55	53	53	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	52	55	57	58	56	55	54	53	54	53	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	55	62	62	58	58	60	60	65	76	78	74	59	53	54	54
Tue	52	52	56	67	68	60	59	58	58	65	81	90	89	75	56	54	55
Wed	52	52	56	65	66	60	60	59	60	67	84	93	92	76	57	55	56
Thu	52	53	56	63	65	60	60	61	63	74	91	100	95	79	60	56	56
Fri	52	52	55	58	59	59	65	68	73	82	95	98	83	67	57	55	53
Sat	51	50	51	52	55	58	67	68	66	67	65	62	58	55	53	53	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	52	55	57	58	56	55	54	53	54	53	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	55	62	62	58	58	60	60	65	76	78	74	59	53	54	54
Tue	52	52	56	67	68	60	59	58	58	65	81	90	89	75	56	54	55
Wed	52	52	56	65	66	60	60	59	60	67	84	93	92	76	57	55	56
Thu	52	53	56	63	65	60	60	61	63	74	91	100	95	79	60	56	56
Fri	52	52	55	58	59	59	65	68	73	82	95	98	83	67	57	55	53
Sat	51	50	51	52	55	58	67	68	66	67	65	62	58	55	53	53	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	52	55	57	58	56	55	54	53	54	53	55	53