Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Quincy

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 30 minutes via MA-3 North, usually 34 at this time.

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	28	31	38	39	34	32	35	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	30	30	30
Tue	28	32	41	42	35	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	30	30	31
Wed	28	32	40	40	35	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	30	30	30
Thu	28	31	36	39	34	33	34	34	33	34	34	34	35	34	31	30	30
Fri	28	30	32	34	32	33	35	36	35	35	34	35	35	33	31	30	30
Sat	28	28	28	29	29	31	38	38	37	35	33	34	33	33	30	30	30
Sun	28	28	27	27	28	30	35	38	39	37	36	35	34	34	34	33	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Quincy (via MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) 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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Quincy?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (23 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	38	39	34	32	35	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	30	30	30
Tue	28	32	41	42	35	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	30	30	31
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Sat	28	28	28	29	29	31	38	38	37	35	33	34	33	33	30	30	30
Sun	28	28	27	27	28	30	35	38	39	37	36	35	34	34	34	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	28	32	41	42	35	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	30	30	31
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