Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Boston

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via MA-3 North and I-93 North, usually 46 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Plymouth MA to Boston 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	39	54	67	70	62	52	49	49	48	52	53	50	52	50	43	39	40
Tue	39	54	74	79	69	58	50	45	46	50	52	51	54	52	43	39	40
Wed	39	54	72	76	67	58	50	49	47	48	53	52	54	53	46	39	39
Thu	40	53	68	74	65	57	51	47	48	52	56	56	57	55	46	39	40
Fri	38	49	52	54	51	51	54	54	55	60	60	59	59	57	50	39	39
Sat	36	36	36	37	39	48	58	58	57	55	54	50	52	51	43	40	39
Sun	36	36	35	36	37	43	50	56	57	55	53	49	49	50	46	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Boston (via MA-3 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 79 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Plymouth MA (Court Street) to central Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 Plymouth MA to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 38 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Plymouth MA (return trip) · Plymouth MA to Cambridge · Plymouth MA to Quincy · Plymouth MA to Newton · Plymouth MA to Waltham · Plymouth MA to Framingham · Plymouth MA to Worcester · Plymouth MA to Lowell · Plymouth MA to Burlington MA · Plymouth MA to Woburn · Plymouth MA to Braintree · Plymouth MA to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	54	67	70	62	52	49	49	48	52	53	50	52	50	43	39	40
Tue	39	54	74	79	69	58	50	45	46	50	52	51	54	52	43	39	40
Wed	39	54	72	76	67	58	50	49	47	48	53	52	54	53	46	39	39
Thu	40	53	68	74	65	57	51	47	48	52	56	56	57	55	46	39	40
Fri	38	49	52	54	51	51	54	54	55	60	60	59	59	57	50	39	39
Sat	36	36	36	37	39	48	58	58	57	55	54	50	52	51	43	40	39
Sun	36	36	35	36	37	43	50	56	57	55	53	49	49	50	46	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	54	67	70	62	52	49	49	48	52	53	50	52	50	43	39	40
Tue	39	54	74	79	69	58	50	45	46	50	52	51	54	52	43	39	40
Wed	39	54	72	76	67	58	50	49	47	48	53	52	54	53	46	39	39
Thu	40	53	68	74	65	57	51	47	48	52	56	56	57	55	46	39	40
Fri	38	49	52	54	51	51	54	54	55	60	60	59	59	57	50	39	39
Sat	36	36	36	37	39	48	58	58	57	55	54	50	52	51	43	40	39
Sun	36	36	35	36	37	43	50	56	57	55	53	49	49	50	46	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	54	67	70	62	52	49	49	48	52	53	50	52	50	43	39	40
Tue	39	54	74	79	69	58	50	45	46	50	52	51	54	52	43	39	40
Wed	39	54	72	76	67	58	50	49	47	48	53	52	54	53	46	39	39
Thu	40	53	68	74	65	57	51	47	48	52	56	56	57	55	46	39	40
Fri	38	49	52	54	51	51	54	54	55	60	60	59	59	57	50	39	39
Sat	36	36	36	37	39	48	58	58	57	55	54	50	52	51	43	40	39
Sun	36	36	35	36	37	43	50	56	57	55	53	49	49	50	46	44	43