Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Cambridge

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 47 minutes via US-1 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Cambridge (via US-1 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 65 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Cambridge to Peabody

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 24 to 43 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 Cambridge (Ellery Street) 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 Cambridge 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	34	38	46	50	43	39	39	39	39	43	48	51	52	44	39	39	38
Tue	35	41	56	65	55	42	39	40	39	42	50	52	55	46	39	38	39
Wed	34	40	52	61	52	41	39	39	39	43	52	53	55	49	41	39	38
Thu	35	40	50	59	50	41	39	38	40	43	51	54	52	47	39	40	39
Fri	34	37	40	40	37	38	39	41	42	45	51	54	48	43	40	39	38
Sat	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	41	41	42	45	45	43	39	38	38
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	35	37	40	40	41	41	42	42	41	40	40	39

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 Cambridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 34 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Cambridge?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-1 South in Boston (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	46	50	43	39	39	39	39	43	48	51	52	44	39	39	38
Tue	35	41	56	65	55	42	39	40	39	42	50	52	55	46	39	38	39
Wed	34	40	52	61	52	41	39	39	39	43	52	53	55	49	41	39	38
Thu	35	40	50	59	50	41	39	38	40	43	51	54	52	47	39	40	39
Fri	34	37	40	40	37	38	39	41	42	45	51	54	48	43	40	39	38
Sat	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	41	41	42	45	45	43	39	38	38
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	35	37	40	40	41	41	42	42	41	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	46	50	43	39	39	39	39	43	48	51	52	44	39	39	38
Tue	35	41	56	65	55	42	39	40	39	42	50	52	55	46	39	38	39
Wed	34	40	52	61	52	41	39	39	39	43	52	53	55	49	41	39	38
Thu	35	40	50	59	50	41	39	38	40	43	51	54	52	47	39	40	39
Fri	34	37	40	40	37	38	39	41	42	45	51	54	48	43	40	39	38
Sat	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	41	41	42	45	45	43	39	38	38
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	35	37	40	40	41	41	42	42	41	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	46	50	43	39	39	39	39	43	48	51	52	44	39	39	38
Tue	35	41	56	65	55	42	39	40	39	42	50	52	55	46	39	38	39
Wed	34	40	52	61	52	41	39	39	39	43	52	53	55	49	41	39	38
Thu	35	40	50	59	50	41	39	38	40	43	51	54	52	47	39	40	39
Fri	34	37	40	40	37	38	39	41	42	45	51	54	48	43	40	39	38
Sat	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	41	41	42	45	45	43	39	38	38
Sun	34	33	33	34	34	35	37	40	40	41	41	42	42	41	40	40	39