Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Braintree

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 53 minutes via US-1 South and I-93 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 76% 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 Peabody to Braintree 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	38	44	65	66	56	50	47	49	50	67	77	74	69	52	45	42	42
Tue	39	48	78	85	76	58	49	48	50	71	86	84	83	64	47	44	42
Wed	38	47	75	82	74	58	49	48	51	73	90	87	85	68	49	45	43
Thu	38	47	72	80	72	56	50	48	54	75	89	90	84	68	51	47	43
Fri	38	43	58	60	51	50	51	53	61	76	80	80	68	55	48	45	43
Sat	37	37	38	39	42	48	51	55	57	57	59	58	55	54	49	45	43
Sun	38	36	36	37	38	42	46	50	51	52	52	51	51	48	47	45	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Peabody to Braintree (via US-1 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Peabody to central Braintree (Washington 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 Peabody to Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 38 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Braintree?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-1 South in Boston (13 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (13 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	65	66	56	50	47	49	50	67	77	74	69	52	45	42	42
Tue	39	48	78	85	76	58	49	48	50	71	86	84	83	64	47	44	42
Wed	38	47	75	82	74	58	49	48	51	73	90	87	85	68	49	45	43
Thu	38	47	72	80	72	56	50	48	54	75	89	90	84	68	51	47	43
Fri	38	43	58	60	51	50	51	53	61	76	80	80	68	55	48	45	43
Sat	37	37	38	39	42	48	51	55	57	57	59	58	55	54	49	45	43
Sun	38	36	36	37	38	42	46	50	51	52	52	51	51	48	47	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	65	66	56	50	47	49	50	67	77	74	69	52	45	42	42
Tue	39	48	78	85	76	58	49	48	50	71	86	84	83	64	47	44	42
Wed	38	47	75	82	74	58	49	48	51	73	90	87	85	68	49	45	43
Thu	38	47	72	80	72	56	50	48	54	75	89	90	84	68	51	47	43
Fri	38	43	58	60	51	50	51	53	61	76	80	80	68	55	48	45	43
Sat	37	37	38	39	42	48	51	55	57	57	59	58	55	54	49	45	43
Sun	38	36	36	37	38	42	46	50	51	52	52	51	51	48	47	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	65	66	56	50	47	49	50	67	77	74	69	52	45	42	42
Tue	39	48	78	85	76	58	49	48	50	71	86	84	83	64	47	44	42
Wed	38	47	75	82	74	58	49	48	51	73	90	87	85	68	49	45	43
Thu	38	47	72	80	72	56	50	48	54	75	89	90	84	68	51	47	43
Fri	38	43	58	60	51	50	51	53	61	76	80	80	68	55	48	45	43
Sat	37	37	38	39	42	48	51	55	57	57	59	58	55	54	49	45	43
Sun	38	36	36	37	38	42	46	50	51	52	52	51	51	48	47	45	45