Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Plymouth MA

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 146 minutes via MA-3 South and I-90 East, usually 152 at this time.

Only 49% 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 81-mile drive from Worcester to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and I-90 East) usually takes as little as 103 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (108 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Worcester

Freeway, about 39 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 41 miles: 68 to 121 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 Worcester (Main Street) 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 Worcester 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	108	108	108	108	108	108	109	108	116	116	131	152	122	104	106	106	105
Tue	103	113	131	140	145	159	108	110	113	125	133	159	134	103	140	108	108
Wed	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Thu	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Fri	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Sat	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Sun	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108

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 Worcester to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 103 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 103 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (16 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (7 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (4 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	108	108	108	108	108	109	108	116	116	131	152	122	104	106	106	105
Tue	103	113	131	140	145	159	108	110	113	125	133	159	134	103	140	108	108
Wed	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Thu	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Fri	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Sat	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Sun	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	108	108	108	108	108	109	108	116	116	131	152	122	104	106	106	105
Tue	103	113	131	140	145	159	108	110	113	125	133	159	134	103	140	108	108
Wed	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Thu	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Fri	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Sat	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Sun	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	108	108	108	108	108	109	108	116	116	131	152	122	104	106	106	105
Tue	103	113	131	140	145	159	108	110	113	125	133	159	134	103	140	108	108
Wed	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Thu	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Fri	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Sat	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Sun	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108