Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Burlington MA

Right now (5:32 pm EDT): about 127 minutes via MA-3 North and I-93 North, usually 123 at this time.

Only 42% 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 53-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Burlington MA (via MA-3 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 176 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (76 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Burlington MA to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 30 miles: 54 to 133 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 Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon767676767676761221001271361291241068787125
Tue81146164176156125999597124129129120114847676
Wed7676767676767676767676767676767676
Thu7676767676767676767676767676767676
Fri7676767676767676767676767676767676
Sat7676767676767676767676767676767676
Sun7676767676767676767676767676767676

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 Burlington MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 75 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (14 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (7 miles)

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