Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Cambridge

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via MA-3 North and I-93 North, usually 53 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Plymouth MA to Cambridge 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	44	62	75	78	68	59	56	56	56	60	61	59	60	56	48	44	45
Tue	44	64	83	88	78	66	58	52	53	59	62	62	66	59	49	44	45
Wed	43	63	80	85	75	64	57	55	54	58	62	64	65	60	51	44	45
Thu	45	60	76	83	73	64	58	55	57	63	67	68	69	62	52	44	45
Fri	43	55	59	60	57	59	62	64	66	71	72	70	67	63	53	44	44
Sat	41	41	41	42	45	57	67	68	67	63	62	58	59	57	50	45	45
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	49	59	64	66	64	61	57	55	57	53	49	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Cambridge (via MA-3 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 88 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Cambridge (Ellery Street) 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 Cambridge?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 43 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Cambridge?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Cambridge to Plymouth MA (return trip) · Plymouth MA to Boston · 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	44	62	75	78	68	59	56	56	56	60	61	59	60	56	48	44	45
Tue	44	64	83	88	78	66	58	52	53	59	62	62	66	59	49	44	45
Wed	43	63	80	85	75	64	57	55	54	58	62	64	65	60	51	44	45
Thu	45	60	76	83	73	64	58	55	57	63	67	68	69	62	52	44	45
Fri	43	55	59	60	57	59	62	64	66	71	72	70	67	63	53	44	44
Sat	41	41	41	42	45	57	67	68	67	63	62	58	59	57	50	45	45
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	49	59	64	66	64	61	57	55	57	53	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	62	75	78	68	59	56	56	56	60	61	59	60	56	48	44	45
Tue	44	64	83	88	78	66	58	52	53	59	62	62	66	59	49	44	45
Wed	43	63	80	85	75	64	57	55	54	58	62	64	65	60	51	44	45
Thu	45	60	76	83	73	64	58	55	57	63	67	68	69	62	52	44	45
Fri	43	55	59	60	57	59	62	64	66	71	72	70	67	63	53	44	44
Sat	41	41	41	42	45	57	67	68	67	63	62	58	59	57	50	45	45
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	49	59	64	66	64	61	57	55	57	53	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	62	75	78	68	59	56	56	56	60	61	59	60	56	48	44	45
Tue	44	64	83	88	78	66	58	52	53	59	62	62	66	59	49	44	45
Wed	43	63	80	85	75	64	57	55	54	58	62	64	65	60	51	44	45
Thu	45	60	76	83	73	64	58	55	57	63	67	68	69	62	52	44	45
Fri	43	55	59	60	57	59	62	64	66	71	72	70	67	63	53	44	44
Sat	41	41	41	42	45	57	67	68	67	63	62	58	59	57	50	45	45
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	49	59	64	66	64	61	57	55	57	53	49	49