Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Peabody

Right now (10:19 pm EDT): about 87 minutes via MA-3 North and I-93 North.

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	109	128	122	105	90	88	91	91	102	106	105	99	88	75	73	78
Tue	76	117	141	145	122	101	91	85	87	104	111	113	111	92	77	74	76
Wed	75	112	137	141	117	101	90	88	90	102	116	118	114	96	80	75	78
Thu	77	113	133	137	119	99	91	89	95	115	122	124	121	99	81	75	78
Fri	73	95	101	96	91	93	98	102	111	127	129	124	112	100	86	74	73
Sat	68	68	68	70	77	92	106	109	108	105	106	99	97	95	81	75	73
Sun	68	67	67	67	70	80	96	103	105	104	101	96	90	93	84	80	80

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 146 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 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (109 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 66 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 146 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 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Peabody?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 146 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	109	128	122	105	90	88	91	91	102	106	105	99	88	75	73	78
Tue	76	117	141	145	122	101	91	85	87	104	111	113	111	92	77	74	76
Wed	75	112	137	141	117	101	90	88	90	102	116	118	114	96	80	75	78
Thu	77	113	133	137	119	99	91	89	95	115	122	124	121	99	81	75	78
Fri	73	95	101	96	91	93	98	102	111	127	129	124	112	100	86	74	73
Sat	68	68	68	70	77	92	106	109	108	105	106	99	97	95	81	75	73
Sun	68	67	67	67	70	80	96	103	105	104	101	96	90	93	84	80	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	109	128	122	105	90	88	91	91	102	106	105	99	88	75	73	78
Tue	76	117	141	145	122	101	91	85	87	104	111	113	111	92	77	74	76
Wed	75	112	137	141	117	101	90	88	90	102	116	118	114	96	80	75	78
Thu	77	113	133	137	119	99	91	89	95	115	122	124	121	99	81	75	78
Fri	73	95	101	96	91	93	98	102	111	127	129	124	112	100	86	74	73
Sat	68	68	68	70	77	92	106	109	108	105	106	99	97	95	81	75	73
Sun	68	67	67	67	70	80	96	103	105	104	101	96	90	93	84	80	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	109	128	122	105	90	88	91	91	102	106	105	99	88	75	73	78
Tue	76	117	141	145	122	101	91	85	87	104	111	113	111	92	77	74	76
Wed	75	112	137	141	117	101	90	88	90	102	116	118	114	96	80	75	78
Thu	77	113	133	137	119	99	91	89	95	115	122	124	121	99	81	75	78
Fri	73	95	101	96	91	93	98	102	111	127	129	124	112	100	86	74	73
Sat	68	68	68	70	77	92	106	109	108	105	106	99	97	95	81	75	73
Sun	68	67	67	67	70	80	96	103	105	104	101	96	90	93	84	80	80