Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Waltham

Right now (5:32 pm EDT): about 95 minutes via MA-3 North and I-95 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 57% 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 51-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Waltham (via MA-3 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (67 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Waltham to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 29 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 22 miles: 38 to 75 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 Waltham (Main Street) 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 Waltham 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	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	74	72	90	89	92	92	71	65	65	69
Tue	64	70	108	125	102	77	85	85	76	93	93	97	96	75	64	67	67
Wed	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Thu	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Fri	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Sat	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67

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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 64 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Waltham?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (14 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (8 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (4 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	74	72	90	89	92	92	71	65	65	69
Tue	64	70	108	125	102	77	85	85	76	93	93	97	96	75	64	67	67
Wed	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	74	72	90	89	92	92	71	65	65	69
Tue	64	70	108	125	102	77	85	85	76	93	93	97	96	75	64	67	67
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	74	72	90	89	92	92	71	65	65	69
Tue	64	70	108	125	102	77	85	85	76	93	93	97	96	75	64	67	67
Wed	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
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