Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Braintree

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 40 minutes via MA-3 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 46% 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 28-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Braintree (via MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (37 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Braintree to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 15 miles: 25 to 39 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 Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree 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	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	44	39	44	43	40	42	40	36	36	38
Tue	36	37	49	54	47	39	40	42	40	39	39	42	40	39	35	37	37
Wed	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Thu	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Fri	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37

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 Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 35 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Braintree?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (11 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	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	44	39	44	43	40	42	40	36	36	38
Tue	36	37	49	54	47	39	40	42	40	39	39	42	40	39	35	37	37
Wed	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Thu	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Fri	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	44	39	44	43	40	42	40	36	36	38
Tue	36	37	49	54	47	39	40	42	40	39	39	42	40	39	35	37	37
Wed	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
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Fri	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	44	39	44	43	40	42	40	36	36	38
Tue	36	37	49	54	47	39	40	42	40	39	39	42	40	39	35	37	37
Wed	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
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Sat	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37