Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Natick

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 110 minutes via MA-3 North, usually 103 at this time.

Only 47% 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 50-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Natick (via MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 129 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 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (71 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Natick to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 23 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 27 miles: 48 to 93 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 Natick (West Central Street) 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 Natick 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	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	84	81	100	110	103	107	81	77	76	79
Tue	74	77	111	129	106	87	83	84	83	92	103	108	102	80	76	71	71
Wed	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Thu	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Fri	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71

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 Natick?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 70 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Natick?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 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	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	84	81	100	110	103	107	81	77	76	79
Tue	74	77	111	129	106	87	83	84	83	92	103	108	102	80	76	71	71
Wed	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Thu	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Fri	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	84	81	100	110	103	107	81	77	76	79
Tue	74	77	111	129	106	87	83	84	83	92	103	108	102	80	76	71	71
Wed	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Thu	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Fri	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	84	81	100	110	103	107	81	77	76	79
Tue	74	77	111	129	106	87	83	84	83	92	103	108	102	80	76	71	71
Wed	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Thu	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Fri	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71