Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Andover

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 188 minutes via I-93 North and MA-3 North, usually 120 at this time.

Only 55% 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 63-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Andover (via I-93 North and MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (83 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Andover to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 28 miles: 48 to 80 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 Plymouth MA (Court Street) to central Andover 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 Plymouth MA to Andover 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	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	107	102	125	121	120	118	98	90	81	84
Tue	93	110	129	139	122	117	108	113	110	116	122	132	123	113	83	83	83
Wed	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Thu	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Fri	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Sat	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83

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 Plymouth MA to Andover?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 81 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Andover?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (19 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	107	102	125	121	120	118	98	90	81	84
Tue	93	110	129	139	122	117	108	113	110	116	122	132	123	113	83	83	83
Wed	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Thu	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Fri	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Sat	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	107	102	125	121	120	118	98	90	81	84
Tue	93	110	129	139	122	117	108	113	110	116	122	132	123	113	83	83	83
Wed	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Thu	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Fri	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Sat	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	107	102	125	121	120	118	98	90	81	84
Tue	93	110	129	139	122	117	108	113	110	116	122	132	123	113	83	83	83
Wed	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Thu	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Fri	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Sat	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83