Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Waltham

Right now (2:05 am EDT): about 27 minutes via I-95 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Peabody to Waltham 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	25	26	40	54	43	30	29	30	30	33	36	37	39	34	27	27	27
Tue	25	27	54	75	60	40	32	32	31	35	39	40	43	37	29	27	28
Wed	25	27	50	72	58	39	31	30	31	36	40	42	44	39	29	27	28
Thu	25	27	47	65	52	36	32	31	32	37	42	45	48	43	29	27	28
Fri	25	26	32	36	31	30	33	33	35	42	42	41	38	35	29	27	27
Sat	26	25	25	25	26	27	31	34	35	34	37	36	34	34	30	28	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	25	26	29	32	35	34	36	34	33	31	30	29	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Peabody to Waltham (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 75 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Peabody to central Waltham (Main 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 25 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (26 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	40	54	43	30	29	30	30	33	36	37	39	34	27	27	27
Tue	25	27	54	75	60	40	32	32	31	35	39	40	43	37	29	27	28
Wed	25	27	50	72	58	39	31	30	31	36	40	42	44	39	29	27	28
Thu	25	27	47	65	52	36	32	31	32	37	42	45	48	43	29	27	28
Fri	25	26	32	36	31	30	33	33	35	42	42	41	38	35	29	27	27
Sat	26	25	25	25	26	27	31	34	35	34	37	36	34	34	30	28	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	25	26	29	32	35	34	36	34	33	31	30	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	40	54	43	30	29	30	30	33	36	37	39	34	27	27	27
Tue	25	27	54	75	60	40	32	32	31	35	39	40	43	37	29	27	28
Wed	25	27	50	72	58	39	31	30	31	36	40	42	44	39	29	27	28
Thu	25	27	47	65	52	36	32	31	32	37	42	45	48	43	29	27	28
Fri	25	26	32	36	31	30	33	33	35	42	42	41	38	35	29	27	27
Sat	26	25	25	25	26	27	31	34	35	34	37	36	34	34	30	28	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	25	26	29	32	35	34	36	34	33	31	30	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	26	40	54	43	30	29	30	30	33	36	37	39	34	27	27	27
Tue	25	27	54	75	60	40	32	32	31	35	39	40	43	37	29	27	28
Wed	25	27	50	72	58	39	31	30	31	36	40	42	44	39	29	27	28
Thu	25	27	47	65	52	36	32	31	32	37	42	45	48	43	29	27	28
Fri	25	26	32	36	31	30	33	33	35	42	42	41	38	35	29	27	27
Sat	26	25	25	25	26	27	31	34	35	34	37	36	34	34	30	28	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	25	26	29	32	35	34	36	34	33	31	30	29	28