Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Burlington MA

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 97 minutes via MA-3 North and I-93 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 73% 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Plymouth MA to Burlington MA 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	57	78	94	99	85	73	72	74	75	80	85	89	87	72	63	58	60
Tue	56	83	105	114	96	83	78	68	74	89	95	102	106	80	64	58	59
Wed	56	78	101	110	94	83	74	73	77	86	91	101	102	81	67	58	60
Thu	57	78	97	105	91	82	77	74	82	96	104	108	106	82	68	58	60
Fri	56	70	76	78	74	78	85	91	96	103	111	103	93	82	76	59	58
Sat	52	53	53	56	60	76	90	94	91	88	86	81	78	75	67	60	58
Sun	53	52	52	52	55	63	80	85	89	86	81	77	73	74	67	63	62

About this drive

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 56 minutes and up to 114 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 19 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 Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 56 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (22 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (21 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	78	94	99	85	73	72	74	75	80	85	89	87	72	63	58	60
Tue	56	83	105	114	96	83	78	68	74	89	95	102	106	80	64	58	59
Wed	56	78	101	110	94	83	74	73	77	86	91	101	102	81	67	58	60
Thu	57	78	97	105	91	82	77	74	82	96	104	108	106	82	68	58	60
Fri	56	70	76	78	74	78	85	91	96	103	111	103	93	82	76	59	58
Sat	52	53	53	56	60	76	90	94	91	88	86	81	78	75	67	60	58
Sun	53	52	52	52	55	63	80	85	89	86	81	77	73	74	67	63	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	78	94	99	85	73	72	74	75	80	85	89	87	72	63	58	60
Tue	56	83	105	114	96	83	78	68	74	89	95	102	106	80	64	58	59
Wed	56	78	101	110	94	83	74	73	77	86	91	101	102	81	67	58	60
Thu	57	78	97	105	91	82	77	74	82	96	104	108	106	82	68	58	60
Fri	56	70	76	78	74	78	85	91	96	103	111	103	93	82	76	59	58
Sat	52	53	53	56	60	76	90	94	91	88	86	81	78	75	67	60	58
Sun	53	52	52	52	55	63	80	85	89	86	81	77	73	74	67	63	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	78	94	99	85	73	72	74	75	80	85	89	87	72	63	58	60
Tue	56	83	105	114	96	83	78	68	74	89	95	102	106	80	64	58	59
Wed	56	78	101	110	94	83	74	73	77	86	91	101	102	81	67	58	60
Thu	57	78	97	105	91	82	77	74	82	96	104	108	106	82	68	58	60
Fri	56	70	76	78	74	78	85	91	96	103	111	103	93	82	76	59	58
Sat	52	53	53	56	60	76	90	94	91	88	86	81	78	75	67	60	58
Sun	53	52	52	52	55	63	80	85	89	86	81	77	73	74	67	63	62