Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Boston

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 78 minutes via MA-3 North and I-93 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 52% 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 39-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Boston (via MA-3 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (53 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Boston to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 19 miles: 33 to 68 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 Boston (Franklin Avenue) 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 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	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	78	65	81	82	78	74	68	59	57	73
Tue	57	89	99	106	98	82	73	66	66	77	78	80	75	69	57	53	53
Wed	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Thu	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

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 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 52 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (14 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (5 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	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	78	65	81	82	78	74	68	59	57	73
Tue	57	89	99	106	98	82	73	66	66	77	78	80	75	69	57	53	53
Wed	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
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Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	78	65	81	82	78	74	68	59	57	73
Tue	57	89	99	106	98	82	73	66	66	77	78	80	75	69	57	53	53
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Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	78	65	81	82	78	74	68	59	57	73
Tue	57	89	99	106	98	82	73	66	66	77	78	80	75	69	57	53	53
Wed	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
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Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53