Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 74 minutes via MA-3 South and US-1 South and I-93 South, usually 68 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Peabody to Plymouth MA 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	59	65	85	88	79	73	71	74	74	92	98	95	89	73	66	65	64
Tue	59	68	99	107	97	80	72	71	73	97	109	107	101	85	68	66	65
Wed	59	67	96	103	96	80	73	72	74	99	112	111	103	89	71	68	66
Thu	59	67	92	102	94	79	75	74	79	106	115	115	106	89	75	71	67
Fri	58	64	79	82	74	77	80	82	89	109	111	108	92	77	70	66	64
Sat	58	58	59	61	66	75	82	83	84	83	82	79	75	74	70	67	63
Sun	59	57	56	58	59	62	68	74	74	74	72	71	71	69	68	67	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Peabody to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and US-1 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Peabody to central Plymouth MA (Court 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 Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 58 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (27 miles) · US-1 South in Boston (13 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Plymouth MA to Peabody (return trip) · Peabody to Boston · Peabody to Cambridge · 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	65	85	88	79	73	71	74	74	92	98	95	89	73	66	65	64
Tue	59	68	99	107	97	80	72	71	73	97	109	107	101	85	68	66	65
Wed	59	67	96	103	96	80	73	72	74	99	112	111	103	89	71	68	66
Thu	59	67	92	102	94	79	75	74	79	106	115	115	106	89	75	71	67
Fri	58	64	79	82	74	77	80	82	89	109	111	108	92	77	70	66	64
Sat	58	58	59	61	66	75	82	83	84	83	82	79	75	74	70	67	63
Sun	59	57	56	58	59	62	68	74	74	74	72	71	71	69	68	67	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	65	85	88	79	73	71	74	74	92	98	95	89	73	66	65	64
Tue	59	68	99	107	97	80	72	71	73	97	109	107	101	85	68	66	65
Wed	59	67	96	103	96	80	73	72	74	99	112	111	103	89	71	68	66
Thu	59	67	92	102	94	79	75	74	79	106	115	115	106	89	75	71	67
Fri	58	64	79	82	74	77	80	82	89	109	111	108	92	77	70	66	64
Sat	58	58	59	61	66	75	82	83	84	83	82	79	75	74	70	67	63
Sun	59	57	56	58	59	62	68	74	74	74	72	71	71	69	68	67	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	65	85	88	79	73	71	74	74	92	98	95	89	73	66	65	64
Tue	59	68	99	107	97	80	72	71	73	97	109	107	101	85	68	66	65
Wed	59	67	96	103	96	80	73	72	74	99	112	111	103	89	71	68	66
Thu	59	67	92	102	94	79	75	74	79	106	115	115	106	89	75	71	67
Fri	58	64	79	82	74	77	80	82	89	109	111	108	92	77	70	66	64
Sat	58	58	59	61	66	75	82	83	84	83	82	79	75	74	70	67	63
Sun	59	57	56	58	59	62	68	74	74	74	72	71	71	69	68	67	66