Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Boston

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 32 minutes via US-1 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 68% 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 18-mile drive from Peabody to Boston (via US-1 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 10 to 19 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 Peabody to central Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 Peabody to Boston 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	26	30	47	47	37	31	30	30	30	31	33	35	36	32	31	29	28
Tue	27	34	58	66	58	37	31	32	30	30	34	35	36	33	30	29	29
Wed	26	33	54	63	54	36	31	31	30	31	36	36	38	36	32	30	28
Thu	26	33	52	60	51	36	31	30	31	31	35	38	36	35	31	30	28
Fri	26	29	35	34	29	29	30	31	31	33	37	38	35	32	31	29	29
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	28	30	30	31	32	33	35	35	35	31	29	29
Sun	26	25	25	26	26	27	28	31	31	32	32	32	34	31	30	30	30

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 Peabody to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 26 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-1 South in Boston (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	47	47	37	31	30	30	30	31	33	35	36	32	31	29	28
Tue	27	34	58	66	58	37	31	32	30	30	34	35	36	33	30	29	29
Wed	26	33	54	63	54	36	31	31	30	31	36	36	38	36	32	30	28
Thu	26	33	52	60	51	36	31	30	31	31	35	38	36	35	31	30	28
Fri	26	29	35	34	29	29	30	31	31	33	37	38	35	32	31	29	29
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	28	30	30	31	32	33	35	35	35	31	29	29
Sun	26	25	25	26	26	27	28	31	31	32	32	32	34	31	30	30	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	47	47	37	31	30	30	30	31	33	35	36	32	31	29	28
Tue	27	34	58	66	58	37	31	32	30	30	34	35	36	33	30	29	29
Wed	26	33	54	63	54	36	31	31	30	31	36	36	38	36	32	30	28
Thu	26	33	52	60	51	36	31	30	31	31	35	38	36	35	31	30	28
Fri	26	29	35	34	29	29	30	31	31	33	37	38	35	32	31	29	29
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	28	30	30	31	32	33	35	35	35	31	29	29
Sun	26	25	25	26	26	27	28	31	31	32	32	32	34	31	30	30	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	47	47	37	31	30	30	30	31	33	35	36	32	31	29	28
Tue	27	34	58	66	58	37	31	32	30	30	34	35	36	33	30	29	29
Wed	26	33	54	63	54	36	31	31	30	31	36	36	38	36	32	30	28
Thu	26	33	52	60	51	36	31	30	31	31	35	38	36	35	31	30	28
Fri	26	29	35	34	29	29	30	31	31	33	37	38	35	32	31	29	29
Sat	26	26	26	27	28	28	30	30	31	32	33	35	35	35	31	29	29
Sun	26	25	25	26	26	27	28	31	31	32	32	32	34	31	30	30	30