Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 58 minutes via MA-3 South and I-90 East, usually 52 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham 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	47	49	54	66	65	60	55	57	57	63	68	76	71	63	51	50	51
Tue	46	48	55	72	74	65	58	56	56	64	72	83	80	75	57	51	51
Wed	47	49	55	74	75	67	60	57	58	66	78	89	86	77	60	52	52
Thu	47	49	56	71	71	65	59	59	60	72	86	95	95	80	64	55	53
Fri	47	48	53	63	62	61	62	66	71	83	96	100	86	72	61	52	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	51	57	66	69	68	69	68	65	59	56	53	51	49
Sun	47	46	45	46	47	48	53	57	59	60	58	57	54	52	52	51	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Waltham to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and I-90 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 7 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 Plymouth MA (Court 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 Waltham to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (27 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (6 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Plymouth MA to Waltham (return trip) · Waltham to Boston · Waltham to Quincy · Waltham to Framingham · Waltham to Worcester · Waltham to Lowell · Waltham to Burlington MA · Waltham to Braintree · Waltham to Dedham · Waltham to Peabody · Waltham to Andover · Waltham to Brockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	54	66	65	60	55	57	57	63	68	76	71	63	51	50	51
Tue	46	48	55	72	74	65	58	56	56	64	72	83	80	75	57	51	51
Wed	47	49	55	74	75	67	60	57	58	66	78	89	86	77	60	52	52
Thu	47	49	56	71	71	65	59	59	60	72	86	95	95	80	64	55	53
Fri	47	48	53	63	62	61	62	66	71	83	96	100	86	72	61	52	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	51	57	66	69	68	69	68	65	59	56	53	51	49
Sun	47	46	45	46	47	48	53	57	59	60	58	57	54	52	52	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	54	66	65	60	55	57	57	63	68	76	71	63	51	50	51
Tue	46	48	55	72	74	65	58	56	56	64	72	83	80	75	57	51	51
Wed	47	49	55	74	75	67	60	57	58	66	78	89	86	77	60	52	52
Thu	47	49	56	71	71	65	59	59	60	72	86	95	95	80	64	55	53
Fri	47	48	53	63	62	61	62	66	71	83	96	100	86	72	61	52	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	51	57	66	69	68	69	68	65	59	56	53	51	49
Sun	47	46	45	46	47	48	53	57	59	60	58	57	54	52	52	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	54	66	65	60	55	57	57	63	68	76	71	63	51	50	51
Tue	46	48	55	72	74	65	58	56	56	64	72	83	80	75	57	51	51
Wed	47	49	55	74	75	67	60	57	58	66	78	89	86	77	60	52	52
Thu	47	49	56	71	71	65	59	59	60	72	86	95	95	80	64	55	53
Fri	47	48	53	63	62	61	62	66	71	83	96	100	86	72	61	52	49
Sat	47	46	46	47	51	57	66	69	68	69	68	65	59	56	53	51	49
Sun	47	46	45	46	47	48	53	57	59	60	58	57	54	52	52	51	51