Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Waltham

Right now (3:50 am EDT): about 50 minutes via MA-3 North and I-95 North, usually 48 at this time.

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	47	53	67	72	57	53	56	57	56	58	59	58	58	52	49	49	50
Tue	47	54	82	87	70	56	54	54	54	58	60	62	63	55	50	50	51
Wed	47	54	79	82	66	56	55	55	55	58	60	61	62	56	50	50	50
Thu	47	53	70	78	63	56	55	55	56	61	63	63	64	57	50	50	50
Fri	47	51	55	56	54	54	58	60	63	65	65	64	61	55	50	50	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	52	60	61	59	58	55	55	55	53	50	50	49
Sun	47	47	46	46	47	49	55	59	59	57	56	55	54	55	53	53	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Waltham (via MA-3 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 90 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 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 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 Waltham (Main Street) 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 47 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Waltham?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (22 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 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	47	53	67	72	57	53	56	57	56	58	59	58	58	52	49	49	50
Tue	47	54	82	87	70	56	54	54	54	58	60	62	63	55	50	50	51
Wed	47	54	79	82	66	56	55	55	55	58	60	61	62	56	50	50	50
Thu	47	53	70	78	63	56	55	55	56	61	63	63	64	57	50	50	50
Fri	47	51	55	56	54	54	58	60	63	65	65	64	61	55	50	50	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	52	60	61	59	58	55	55	55	53	50	50	49
Sun	47	47	46	46	47	49	55	59	59	57	56	55	54	55	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	53	67	72	57	53	56	57	56	58	59	58	58	52	49	49	50
Tue	47	54	82	87	70	56	54	54	54	58	60	62	63	55	50	50	51
Wed	47	54	79	82	66	56	55	55	55	58	60	61	62	56	50	50	50
Thu	47	53	70	78	63	56	55	55	56	61	63	63	64	57	50	50	50
Fri	47	51	55	56	54	54	58	60	63	65	65	64	61	55	50	50	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	52	60	61	59	58	55	55	55	53	50	50	49
Sun	47	47	46	46	47	49	55	59	59	57	56	55	54	55	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	53	67	72	57	53	56	57	56	58	59	58	58	52	49	49	50
Tue	47	54	82	87	70	56	54	54	54	58	60	62	63	55	50	50	51
Wed	47	54	79	82	66	56	55	55	55	58	60	61	62	56	50	50	50
Thu	47	53	70	78	63	56	55	55	56	61	63	63	64	57	50	50	50
Fri	47	51	55	56	54	54	58	60	63	65	65	64	61	55	50	50	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	52	60	61	59	58	55	55	55	53	50	50	49
Sun	47	47	46	46	47	49	55	59	59	57	56	55	54	55	53	53	53