Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Plymouth MA

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 167 minutes via MA-3 South and I-93 South and US-1 South, usually 158 at this time.

Only 54% 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 58-mile drive from Peabody to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and I-93 South and US-1 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (79 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Peabody

Freeway, about 31 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 27 miles: 47 to 112 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 Plymouth MA (Court 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 Plymouth MA by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon797979797979811031131251511581301179899100
Tue87102120126105103105104116133153132133110997979
Wed7979797979797979797979797979797979
Thu7979797979797979797979797979797979
Fri7979797979797979797979797979797979
Sat7979797979797979797979797979797979
Sun7979797979797979797979797979797979

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 Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 79 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (16 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (9 miles) · US-1 South in Boston (6 miles)

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