Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Peabody

Right now (8:34 pm EDT): about 28 minutes via I-95 North and I-95 South, usually 29 at this time.

Only 79% 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to Peabody 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	27	28	34	40	36	32	31	32	32	33	45	50	50	39	29	28	29
Tue	28	28	36	42	41	34	33	32	32	35	51	60	60	48	32	28	30
Wed	28	28	35	41	40	35	33	34	33	37	52	58	61	50	33	29	29
Thu	28	28	36	41	39	34	33	34	34	41	59	65	65	54	35	28	29
Fri	27	27	31	34	31	32	37	41	45	52	63	63	54	41	33	29	30
Sat	28	27	27	27	28	32	39	40	40	37	38	34	32	32	29	29	28
Sun	28	27	26	26	27	27	30	34	36	33	31	30	30	29	29	28	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Waltham to Peabody (via I-95 North and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Waltham (Main Street) to central Peabody 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 Waltham to Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Waltham to Peabody?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 27 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Peabody?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (19 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 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	27	28	34	40	36	32	31	32	32	33	45	50	50	39	29	28	29
Tue	28	28	36	42	41	34	33	32	32	35	51	60	60	48	32	28	30
Wed	28	28	35	41	40	35	33	34	33	37	52	58	61	50	33	29	29
Thu	28	28	36	41	39	34	33	34	34	41	59	65	65	54	35	28	29
Fri	27	27	31	34	31	32	37	41	45	52	63	63	54	41	33	29	30
Sat	28	27	27	27	28	32	39	40	40	37	38	34	32	32	29	29	28
Sun	28	27	26	26	27	27	30	34	36	33	31	30	30	29	29	28	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	40	36	32	31	32	32	33	45	50	50	39	29	28	29
Tue	28	28	36	42	41	34	33	32	32	35	51	60	60	48	32	28	30
Wed	28	28	35	41	40	35	33	34	33	37	52	58	61	50	33	29	29
Thu	28	28	36	41	39	34	33	34	34	41	59	65	65	54	35	28	29
Fri	27	27	31	34	31	32	37	41	45	52	63	63	54	41	33	29	30
Sat	28	27	27	27	28	32	39	40	40	37	38	34	32	32	29	29	28
Sun	28	27	26	26	27	27	30	34	36	33	31	30	30	29	29	28	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	34	40	36	32	31	32	32	33	45	50	50	39	29	28	29
Tue	28	28	36	42	41	34	33	32	32	35	51	60	60	48	32	28	30
Wed	28	28	35	41	40	35	33	34	33	37	52	58	61	50	33	29	29
Thu	28	28	36	41	39	34	33	34	34	41	59	65	65	54	35	28	29
Fri	27	27	31	34	31	32	37	41	45	52	63	63	54	41	33	29	30
Sat	28	27	27	27	28	32	39	40	40	37	38	34	32	32	29	29	28
Sun	28	27	26	26	27	27	30	34	36	33	31	30	30	29	29	28	29