Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Cambridge

Right now (5:35 pm EDT): about 55 minutes via US-1 South, usually 53 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.

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	33	36	46	51	42	37	37	37	37	40	48	50	52	43	38	37	37
Tue	33	38	57	67	56	41	37	38	37	40	50	52	55	47	38	36	38
Wed	33	37	54	63	53	41	37	38	37	42	52	53	55	49	39	37	37
Thu	33	37	51	61	50	39	37	37	38	42	51	54	53	48	38	37	38
Fri	32	34	39	40	37	36	37	40	41	44	52	54	48	43	38	37	36
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	41	41	44	44	43	39	37	36
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	34	34	37	38	39	39	40	41	40	39	38	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Peabody to Cambridge (via US-1 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 67 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (22 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Peabody to central Cambridge (Ellery 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 Cambridge?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 32 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Cambridge?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-1 South in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Cambridge to Peabody (return trip) · Peabody to Boston · 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 Braintree · 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	33	36	46	51	42	37	37	37	37	40	48	50	52	43	38	37	37
Tue	33	38	57	67	56	41	37	38	37	40	50	52	55	47	38	36	38
Wed	33	37	54	63	53	41	37	38	37	42	52	53	55	49	39	37	37
Thu	33	37	51	61	50	39	37	37	38	42	51	54	53	48	38	37	38
Fri	32	34	39	40	37	36	37	40	41	44	52	54	48	43	38	37	36
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	41	41	44	44	43	39	37	36
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	34	34	37	38	39	39	40	41	40	39	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	46	51	42	37	37	37	37	40	48	50	52	43	38	37	37
Tue	33	38	57	67	56	41	37	38	37	40	50	52	55	47	38	36	38
Wed	33	37	54	63	53	41	37	38	37	42	52	53	55	49	39	37	37
Thu	33	37	51	61	50	39	37	37	38	42	51	54	53	48	38	37	38
Fri	32	34	39	40	37	36	37	40	41	44	52	54	48	43	38	37	36
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	41	41	44	44	43	39	37	36
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	34	34	37	38	39	39	40	41	40	39	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	46	51	42	37	37	37	37	40	48	50	52	43	38	37	37
Tue	33	38	57	67	56	41	37	38	37	40	50	52	55	47	38	36	38
Wed	33	37	54	63	53	41	37	38	37	42	52	53	55	49	39	37	37
Thu	33	37	51	61	50	39	37	37	38	42	51	54	53	48	38	37	38
Fri	32	34	39	40	37	36	37	40	41	44	52	54	48	43	38	37	36
Sat	33	32	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	41	41	44	44	43	39	37	36
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	34	34	37	38	39	39	40	41	40	39	38	38