Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Quincy

Right now (5:32 pm EDT): about 65 minutes via MA-3 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 45% 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 30-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Quincy (via MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (42 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Quincy to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 17 miles: 28 to 54 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) 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 Quincy 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	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	54	49	58	62	58	60	54	44	41	43
Tue	40	45	59	62	57	51	51	48	50	56	58	65	63	55	47	42	42
Wed	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Fri	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 40 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Quincy?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	54	49	58	62	58	60	54	44	41	43
Tue	40	45	59	62	57	51	51	48	50	56	58	65	63	55	47	42	42
Wed	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Fri	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	54	49	58	62	58	60	54	44	41	43
Tue	40	45	59	62	57	51	51	48	50	56	58	65	63	55	47	42	42
Wed	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Fri	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	54	49	58	62	58	60	54	44	41	43
Tue	40	45	59	62	57	51	51	48	50	56	58	65	63	55	47	42	42
Wed	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Thu	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Fri	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42