Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Natick to Plymouth MA

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 112 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 114 at this time.

Only 55% 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 50-mile drive from Natick to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 119 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (68 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Natick

Freeway, about 28 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 23 miles: 41 to 88 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 Natick (West Central Street) 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 Natick to Plymouth MA by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6868686868686977818710511410980747975
Tue73748199114868379828410811410683756868
Wed6868686868686868686868686868686868
Thu6868686868686868686868686868686868
Fri6868686868686868686868686868686868
Sat6868686868686868686868686868686868
Sun6868686868686868686868686868686868

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 8:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 68 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Natick to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 119 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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