Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Framingham

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 74 minutes via MA-3 North, usually 65 at this time.

Only 69% 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 Framingham 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	61	71	91	88	72	68	70	71	71	77	82	80	75	66	63	62	64
Tue	60	74	108	104	84	71	69	68	70	77	87	89	89	71	63	63	65
Wed	60	74	105	100	81	70	71	70	71	81	89	90	91	72	64	63	64
Thu	61	72	94	94	78	71	71	69	72	83	91	93	93	76	63	63	64
Fri	61	66	73	72	69	70	73	76	80	87	92	89	82	71	64	64	63
Sat	61	60	60	61	62	67	75	76	74	74	71	71	69	66	63	63	62
Sun	60	59	59	59	60	63	69	73	74	71	70	69	68	69	67	66	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Framingham (via MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (24 to 48 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 Framingham 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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 60 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Framingham?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (22 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 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	61	71	91	88	72	68	70	71	71	77	82	80	75	66	63	62	64
Tue	60	74	108	104	84	71	69	68	70	77	87	89	89	71	63	63	65
Wed	60	74	105	100	81	70	71	70	71	81	89	90	91	72	64	63	64
Thu	61	72	94	94	78	71	71	69	72	83	91	93	93	76	63	63	64
Fri	61	66	73	72	69	70	73	76	80	87	92	89	82	71	64	64	63
Sat	61	60	60	61	62	67	75	76	74	74	71	71	69	66	63	63	62
Sun	60	59	59	59	60	63	69	73	74	71	70	69	68	69	67	66	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	71	91	88	72	68	70	71	71	77	82	80	75	66	63	62	64
Tue	60	74	108	104	84	71	69	68	70	77	87	89	89	71	63	63	65
Wed	60	74	105	100	81	70	71	70	71	81	89	90	91	72	64	63	64
Thu	61	72	94	94	78	71	71	69	72	83	91	93	93	76	63	63	64
Fri	61	66	73	72	69	70	73	76	80	87	92	89	82	71	64	64	63
Sat	61	60	60	61	62	67	75	76	74	74	71	71	69	66	63	63	62
Sun	60	59	59	59	60	63	69	73	74	71	70	69	68	69	67	66	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	71	91	88	72	68	70	71	71	77	82	80	75	66	63	62	64
Tue	60	74	108	104	84	71	69	68	70	77	87	89	89	71	63	63	65
Wed	60	74	105	100	81	70	71	70	71	81	89	90	91	72	64	63	64
Thu	61	72	94	94	78	71	71	69	72	83	91	93	93	76	63	63	64
Fri	61	66	73	72	69	70	73	76	80	87	92	89	82	71	64	64	63
Sat	61	60	60	61	62	67	75	76	74	74	71	71	69	66	63	63	62
Sun	60	59	59	59	60	63	69	73	74	71	70	69	68	69	67	66	66