Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Plymouth MA

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 67 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 65 at this time.

Only 53% 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 31-mile drive from Quincy to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (41 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Quincy

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 14 miles: 25 to 59 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) to central Plymouth MA (Court 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 Quincy to Plymouth MA 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	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	51	47	61	66	65	68	61	44	44	42
Tue	39	43	62	70	67	65	52	53	51	58	64	67	70	63	47	41	41
Wed	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Thu	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Fri	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

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 Quincy to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 39 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (16 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Plymouth MA to Quincy (return trip) · Quincy to Newton · Quincy to Waltham · Quincy to Worcester · Quincy to Woburn · Quincy to Dedham · Quincy to Andover · Quincy to Brockton · Quincy to Natick

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	51	47	61	66	65	68	61	44	44	42
Tue	39	43	62	70	67	65	52	53	51	58	64	67	70	63	47	41	41
Wed	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Thu	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Fri	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	51	47	61	66	65	68	61	44	44	42
Tue	39	43	62	70	67	65	52	53	51	58	64	67	70	63	47	41	41
Wed	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Thu	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Fri	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	51	47	61	66	65	68	61	44	44	42
Tue	39	43	62	70	67	65	52	53	51	58	64	67	70	63	47	41	41
Wed	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Thu	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Fri	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41