Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Natick
Right now (10:19 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via MA-3 North.
Only 74% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 53 | 63 | 79 | 78 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 56 |
| Tue | 53 | 66 | 93 | 92 | 75 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 55 | 56 | 57 |
| Wed | 53 | 66 | 92 | 87 | 71 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 56 |
| Thu | 53 | 64 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 66 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Fri | 53 | 58 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
| Sat | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
| Sun | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Natick (via MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 95 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).
About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 33 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 Natick (West Central 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 Natick?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Plymouth MA to Natick?
The 50-mile drive usually takes 53 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Natick?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 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)
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