Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Framingham

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 126 minutes via MA-3 North, usually 118 at this time.

Only 44% 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 54-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Framingham (via MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Framingham to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 23 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 30 miles: 56 to 113 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 Framingham 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 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	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	95	92	114	127	118	123	91	87	86	89
Tue	84	87	126	148	120	100	93	94	93	105	119	118	117	91	86	80	80
Wed	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Fri	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sat	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

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 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 79 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Framingham?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (14 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (4 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (2 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	95	92	114	127	118	123	91	87	86	89
Tue	84	87	126	148	120	100	93	94	93	105	119	118	117	91	86	80	80
Wed	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Fri	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sat	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	95	92	114	127	118	123	91	87	86	89
Tue	84	87	126	148	120	100	93	94	93	105	119	118	117	91	86	80	80
Wed	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Fri	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sat	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	95	92	114	127	118	123	91	87	86	89
Tue	84	87	126	148	120	100	93	94	93	105	119	118	117	91	86	80	80
Wed	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Thu	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Fri	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sat	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80