Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Peabody

Right now (9:20 pm EDT): about 77 minutes via I-93 North and MA-24 North and MA-140 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 75% 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 New Bedford 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	84	108	123	115	102	93	89	89	93	105	107	107	102	90	79	78	81
Tue	83	118	136	127	114	102	93	87	93	107	113	116	110	94	81	79	80
Wed	82	114	133	128	113	100	93	91	94	107	115	117	111	96	82	80	81
Thu	83	114	130	124	111	100	94	92	99	114	120	122	112	96	83	79	82
Fri	80	97	101	97	95	99	102	106	113	123	124	117	108	98	87	79	78
Sat	73	73	74	76	82	98	105	105	103	102	98	93	92	91	83	78	78
Sun	73	72	72	73	76	85	92	98	95	95	92	87	85	89	83	83	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from New Bedford to Peabody (via I-93 North and MA-24 North and MA-140 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Bedford 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 New Bedford to Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Bedford to Peabody?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 78 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Peabody?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (26 miles) · MA-24 North in Boston (18 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 New Bedford (return trip) · New Bedford to Boston · New Bedford to South Boston · New Bedford to Worcester · New Bedford to Providence · New Bedford to Brockton · New Bedford to Fall River · New Bedford to Quincy · New Bedford to Lynn · New Bedford to Newton · New Bedford to Warwick · New Bedford to Pawtucket

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	108	123	115	102	93	89	89	93	105	107	107	102	90	79	78	81
Tue	83	118	136	127	114	102	93	87	93	107	113	116	110	94	81	79	80
Wed	82	114	133	128	113	100	93	91	94	107	115	117	111	96	82	80	81
Thu	83	114	130	124	111	100	94	92	99	114	120	122	112	96	83	79	82
Fri	80	97	101	97	95	99	102	106	113	123	124	117	108	98	87	79	78
Sat	73	73	74	76	82	98	105	105	103	102	98	93	92	91	83	78	78
Sun	73	72	72	73	76	85	92	98	95	95	92	87	85	89	83	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	108	123	115	102	93	89	89	93	105	107	107	102	90	79	78	81
Tue	83	118	136	127	114	102	93	87	93	107	113	116	110	94	81	79	80
Wed	82	114	133	128	113	100	93	91	94	107	115	117	111	96	82	80	81
Thu	83	114	130	124	111	100	94	92	99	114	120	122	112	96	83	79	82
Fri	80	97	101	97	95	99	102	106	113	123	124	117	108	98	87	79	78
Sat	73	73	74	76	82	98	105	105	103	102	98	93	92	91	83	78	78
Sun	73	72	72	73	76	85	92	98	95	95	92	87	85	89	83	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	108	123	115	102	93	89	89	93	105	107	107	102	90	79	78	81
Tue	83	118	136	127	114	102	93	87	93	107	113	116	110	94	81	79	80
Wed	82	114	133	128	113	100	93	91	94	107	115	117	111	96	82	80	81
Thu	83	114	130	124	111	100	94	92	99	114	120	122	112	96	83	79	82
Fri	80	97	101	97	95	99	102	106	113	123	124	117	108	98	87	79	78
Sat	73	73	74	76	82	98	105	105	103	102	98	93	92	91	83	78	78
Sun	73	72	72	73	76	85	92	98	95	95	92	87	85	89	83	83	81