Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to BOS

Right now (6:35 pm EDT): about 55 minutes via MA-3 North and I-93 North, usually 50 at this time.

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Plymouth MA to BOS (via MA-3 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (62 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: BOS to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 40 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 6 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 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) 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 BOS 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	43	58	69	72	65	56	53	54	53	58	59	56	56	54	47	43	44
Tue	42	58	76	82	72	61	54	50	50	55	58	58	59	55	47	42	45
Wed	42	58	73	77	70	60	55	54	51	54	59	60	59	57	49	43	44
Thu	43	56	69	75	68	60	55	52	52	60	64	65	64	58	49	43	45
Fri	42	51	55	56	53	54	58	59	60	67	69	67	63	59	50	42	42
Sat	40	40	40	41	42	53	61	62	60	58	56	52	54	53	46	44	43
Sun	40	39	39	39	40	46	55	60	62	62	61	55	52	53	49	48	47

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 BOS?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 42 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to BOS?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (12 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	58	69	72	65	56	53	54	53	58	59	56	56	54	47	43	44
Tue	42	58	76	82	72	61	54	50	50	55	58	58	59	55	47	42	45
Wed	42	58	73	77	70	60	55	54	51	54	59	60	59	57	49	43	44
Thu	43	56	69	75	68	60	55	52	52	60	64	65	64	58	49	43	45
Fri	42	51	55	56	53	54	58	59	60	67	69	67	63	59	50	42	42
Sat	40	40	40	41	42	53	61	62	60	58	56	52	54	53	46	44	43
Sun	40	39	39	39	40	46	55	60	62	62	61	55	52	53	49	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	58	69	72	65	56	53	54	53	58	59	56	56	54	47	43	44
Tue	42	58	76	82	72	61	54	50	50	55	58	58	59	55	47	42	45
Wed	42	58	73	77	70	60	55	54	51	54	59	60	59	57	49	43	44
Thu	43	56	69	75	68	60	55	52	52	60	64	65	64	58	49	43	45
Fri	42	51	55	56	53	54	58	59	60	67	69	67	63	59	50	42	42
Sat	40	40	40	41	42	53	61	62	60	58	56	52	54	53	46	44	43
Sun	40	39	39	39	40	46	55	60	62	62	61	55	52	53	49	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	58	69	72	65	56	53	54	53	58	59	56	56	54	47	43	44
Tue	42	58	76	82	72	61	54	50	50	55	58	58	59	55	47	42	45
Wed	42	58	73	77	70	60	55	54	51	54	59	60	59	57	49	43	44
Thu	43	56	69	75	68	60	55	52	52	60	64	65	64	58	49	43	45
Fri	42	51	55	56	53	54	58	59	60	67	69	67	63	59	50	42	42
Sat	40	40	40	41	42	53	61	62	60	58	56	52	54	53	46	44	43
Sun	40	39	39	39	40	46	55	60	62	62	61	55	52	53	49	48	47