Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Newton

Right now (1:05 am EDT): about 34 minutes via I-95 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Peabody to Newton 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	34	53	64	49	38	37	38	39	44	48	49	51	43	35	34	35
Tue	32	35	70	87	68	46	40	40	40	48	52	53	56	47	36	35	36
Wed	32	34	64	81	66	46	40	39	40	49	52	55	58	48	37	35	36
Thu	33	35	60	76	61	44	40	40	42	50	55	57	61	52	37	35	36
Fri	32	33	40	45	39	38	43	44	48	54	55	54	51	45	37	35	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	36	41	45	45	46	48	46	44	42	37	36	34
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	33	37	42	45	44	46	42	41	40	38	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Peabody to Newton (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Peabody to central Newton (Homer 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 32 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Newton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (28 miles)

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More drives

Newton to Peabody (return trip) · Peabody to Boston · Peabody to Cambridge · Peabody to Quincy · 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	34	53	64	49	38	37	38	39	44	48	49	51	43	35	34	35
Tue	32	35	70	87	68	46	40	40	40	48	52	53	56	47	36	35	36
Wed	32	34	64	81	66	46	40	39	40	49	52	55	58	48	37	35	36
Thu	33	35	60	76	61	44	40	40	42	50	55	57	61	52	37	35	36
Fri	32	33	40	45	39	38	43	44	48	54	55	54	51	45	37	35	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	36	41	45	45	46	48	46	44	42	37	36	34
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	33	37	42	45	44	46	42	41	40	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	53	64	49	38	37	38	39	44	48	49	51	43	35	34	35
Tue	32	35	70	87	68	46	40	40	40	48	52	53	56	47	36	35	36
Wed	32	34	64	81	66	46	40	39	40	49	52	55	58	48	37	35	36
Thu	33	35	60	76	61	44	40	40	42	50	55	57	61	52	37	35	36
Fri	32	33	40	45	39	38	43	44	48	54	55	54	51	45	37	35	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	36	41	45	45	46	48	46	44	42	37	36	34
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	33	37	42	45	44	46	42	41	40	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	53	64	49	38	37	38	39	44	48	49	51	43	35	34	35
Tue	32	35	70	87	68	46	40	40	40	48	52	53	56	47	36	35	36
Wed	32	34	64	81	66	46	40	39	40	49	52	55	58	48	37	35	36
Thu	33	35	60	76	61	44	40	40	42	50	55	57	61	52	37	35	36
Fri	32	33	40	45	39	38	43	44	48	54	55	54	51	45	37	35	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	36	41	45	45	46	48	46	44	42	37	36	34
Sun	33	32	32	32	32	33	37	42	45	44	46	42	41	40	38	37	36