Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Dorchester

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 32 minutes via I-93 South and I-95 South, usually 35 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Peabody to Dorchester 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	30	38	59	68	55	42	36	39	38	55	63	55	55	46	34	32	34
Tue	30	40	75	90	74	53	40	37	37	59	69	66	70	57	36	33	33
Wed	30	39	69	86	74	52	41	37	37	59	72	71	70	61	39	34	34
Thu	30	38	65	80	68	50	41	37	42	65	74	70	73	61	41	35	35
Fri	30	35	45	47	41	38	42	42	52	66	63	63	55	48	40	34	33
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	38	41	45	47	46	49	48	46	46	40	35	33
Sun	30	29	29	30	31	34	38	42	45	45	45	43	41	41	38	34	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Peabody to Dorchester (via I-93 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Peabody to central Dorchester 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 Dorchester?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 30 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Dorchester?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (20 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (6 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	38	59	68	55	42	36	39	38	55	63	55	55	46	34	32	34
Tue	30	40	75	90	74	53	40	37	37	59	69	66	70	57	36	33	33
Wed	30	39	69	86	74	52	41	37	37	59	72	71	70	61	39	34	34
Thu	30	38	65	80	68	50	41	37	42	65	74	70	73	61	41	35	35
Fri	30	35	45	47	41	38	42	42	52	66	63	63	55	48	40	34	33
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	38	41	45	47	46	49	48	46	46	40	35	33
Sun	30	29	29	30	31	34	38	42	45	45	45	43	41	41	38	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	38	59	68	55	42	36	39	38	55	63	55	55	46	34	32	34
Tue	30	40	75	90	74	53	40	37	37	59	69	66	70	57	36	33	33
Wed	30	39	69	86	74	52	41	37	37	59	72	71	70	61	39	34	34
Thu	30	38	65	80	68	50	41	37	42	65	74	70	73	61	41	35	35
Fri	30	35	45	47	41	38	42	42	52	66	63	63	55	48	40	34	33
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	38	41	45	47	46	49	48	46	46	40	35	33
Sun	30	29	29	30	31	34	38	42	45	45	45	43	41	41	38	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	38	59	68	55	42	36	39	38	55	63	55	55	46	34	32	34
Tue	30	40	75	90	74	53	40	37	37	59	69	66	70	57	36	33	33
Wed	30	39	69	86	74	52	41	37	37	59	72	71	70	61	39	34	34
Thu	30	38	65	80	68	50	41	37	42	65	74	70	73	61	41	35	35
Fri	30	35	45	47	41	38	42	42	52	66	63	63	55	48	40	34	33
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	38	41	45	47	46	49	48	46	46	40	35	33
Sun	30	29	29	30	31	34	38	42	45	45	45	43	41	41	38	34	34