Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Burlington MA

Right now (5:32 pm EDT): about 55 minutes via I-95 South, usually 46 at this time.

Only 38% 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 16-mile drive from Peabody to Burlington MA (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (26 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Burlington MA to Peabody

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 20 to 41 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 Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2626262626262631314143463840272626
Tue2527435245383331313445454737292626
Wed2626262626262626262626262626262626
Thu2626262626262626262626262626262626
Fri2626262626262626262626262626262626
Sat2626262626262626262626262626262626
Sun2626262626262626262626262626262626

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 Burlington MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Peabody to Burlington MA?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 25 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (6 miles)

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