Best Time to Drive from Newton to Plymouth MA

Right now (1:19 am EDT): about 47 minutes via MA-3 South and I-95 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newton 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	44	45	48	51	50	49	50	51	51	54	63	67	64	53	46	47	47
Tue	45	45	48	54	53	50	50	51	50	55	68	76	75	65	49	47	47
Wed	45	45	48	53	53	50	51	51	52	57	69	78	78	67	50	47	48
Thu	45	45	48	52	52	50	51	53	55	61	76	85	83	68	53	49	49
Fri	45	45	47	50	51	50	55	59	62	70	80	84	74	59	50	47	46
Sat	44	43	44	45	47	51	58	59	58	59	56	54	51	48	46	46	46
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	44	47	49	50	49	48	47	46	47	46	47	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Newton to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 86 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton (Homer 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 Newton to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (27 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (5 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	48	51	50	49	50	51	51	54	63	67	64	53	46	47	47
Tue	45	45	48	54	53	50	50	51	50	55	68	76	75	65	49	47	47
Wed	45	45	48	53	53	50	51	51	52	57	69	78	78	67	50	47	48
Thu	45	45	48	52	52	50	51	53	55	61	76	85	83	68	53	49	49
Fri	45	45	47	50	51	50	55	59	62	70	80	84	74	59	50	47	46
Sat	44	43	44	45	47	51	58	59	58	59	56	54	51	48	46	46	46
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	44	47	49	50	49	48	47	46	47	46	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	48	51	50	49	50	51	51	54	63	67	64	53	46	47	47
Tue	45	45	48	54	53	50	50	51	50	55	68	76	75	65	49	47	47
Wed	45	45	48	53	53	50	51	51	52	57	69	78	78	67	50	47	48
Thu	45	45	48	52	52	50	51	53	55	61	76	85	83	68	53	49	49
Fri	45	45	47	50	51	50	55	59	62	70	80	84	74	59	50	47	46
Sat	44	43	44	45	47	51	58	59	58	59	56	54	51	48	46	46	46
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	44	47	49	50	49	48	47	46	47	46	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	45	48	51	50	49	50	51	51	54	63	67	64	53	46	47	47
Tue	45	45	48	54	53	50	50	51	50	55	68	76	75	65	49	47	47
Wed	45	45	48	53	53	50	51	51	52	57	69	78	78	67	50	47	48
Thu	45	45	48	52	52	50	51	53	55	61	76	85	83	68	53	49	49
Fri	45	45	47	50	51	50	55	59	62	70	80	84	74	59	50	47	46
Sat	44	43	44	45	47	51	58	59	58	59	56	54	51	48	46	46	46
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	44	47	49	50	49	48	47	46	47	46	47	46