Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Peabody

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 113 minutes via MA-3 North and I-93 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Peabody 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	77	110	129	124	105	90	86	90	90	101	105	105	99	89	75	73	78
Tue	76	118	141	145	120	99	90	84	87	103	111	113	111	92	77	74	76
Wed	75	113	138	142	123	101	90	87	90	102	115	117	114	96	80	75	78
Thu	77	114	133	137	119	100	91	87	93	114	121	123	121	99	81	75	78
Fri	73	95	102	97	91	92	97	100	109	125	129	123	113	101	86	75	74
Sat	68	68	68	71	77	91	104	107	106	105	104	98	97	94	81	75	73
Sun	68	67	67	67	70	80	96	103	104	103	100	95	89	92	83	79	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Peabody (via MA-3 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (33 to 67 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 Peabody 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 Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 73 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Peabody?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 148 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	110	129	124	105	90	86	90	90	101	105	105	99	89	75	73	78
Tue	76	118	141	145	120	99	90	84	87	103	111	113	111	92	77	74	76
Wed	75	113	138	142	123	101	90	87	90	102	115	117	114	96	80	75	78
Thu	77	114	133	137	119	100	91	87	93	114	121	123	121	99	81	75	78
Fri	73	95	102	97	91	92	97	100	109	125	129	123	113	101	86	75	74
Sat	68	68	68	71	77	91	104	107	106	105	104	98	97	94	81	75	73
Sun	68	67	67	67	70	80	96	103	104	103	100	95	89	92	83	79	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	110	129	124	105	90	86	90	90	101	105	105	99	89	75	73	78
Tue	76	118	141	145	120	99	90	84	87	103	111	113	111	92	77	74	76
Wed	75	113	138	142	123	101	90	87	90	102	115	117	114	96	80	75	78
Thu	77	114	133	137	119	100	91	87	93	114	121	123	121	99	81	75	78
Fri	73	95	102	97	91	92	97	100	109	125	129	123	113	101	86	75	74
Sat	68	68	68	71	77	91	104	107	106	105	104	98	97	94	81	75	73
Sun	68	67	67	67	70	80	96	103	104	103	100	95	89	92	83	79	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	110	129	124	105	90	86	90	90	101	105	105	99	89	75	73	78
Tue	76	118	141	145	120	99	90	84	87	103	111	113	111	92	77	74	76
Wed	75	113	138	142	123	101	90	87	90	102	115	117	114	96	80	75	78
Thu	77	114	133	137	119	100	91	87	93	114	121	123	121	99	81	75	78
Fri	73	95	102	97	91	92	97	100	109	125	129	123	113	101	86	75	74
Sat	68	68	68	71	77	91	104	107	106	105	104	98	97	94	81	75	73
Sun	68	67	67	67	70	80	96	103	104	103	100	95	89	92	83	79	79