Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 74 minutes via I-495 South and MA-3 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 71% 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 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	72	72	76	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	79	81	79	73	73	75	74
Tue	72	73	79	83	80	79	77	77	76	77	81	85	83	75	73	75	74
Wed	73	74	78	82	81	79	79	78	77	77	83	89	85	77	73	75	76
Thu	73	74	79	81	81	79	81	80	80	81	89	98	92	77	75	76	75
Fri	72	73	76	77	77	80	82	84	85	86	98	104	95	83	75	74	73
Sat	74	71	72	73	75	78	80	80	79	77	75	74	73	72	72	73	73
Sun	73	71	70	70	70	71	71	73	74	72	71	71	71	71	73	75	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Worcester to Plymouth MA (via I-495 South and MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester (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 Worcester to Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 72 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (42 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (8 miles)

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More drives

Plymouth MA to Worcester (return trip) · Worcester to Boston · Worcester to Cambridge · Worcester to Quincy · Worcester to Newton · Worcester to Waltham · Worcester to Framingham · Worcester to Lowell · Worcester to Burlington MA · Worcester to Woburn · Worcester to Braintree · Worcester to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	72	76	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	79	81	79	73	73	75	74
Tue	72	73	79	83	80	79	77	77	76	77	81	85	83	75	73	75	74
Wed	73	74	78	82	81	79	79	78	77	77	83	89	85	77	73	75	76
Thu	73	74	79	81	81	79	81	80	80	81	89	98	92	77	75	76	75
Fri	72	73	76	77	77	80	82	84	85	86	98	104	95	83	75	74	73
Sat	74	71	72	73	75	78	80	80	79	77	75	74	73	72	72	73	73
Sun	73	71	70	70	70	71	71	73	74	72	71	71	71	71	73	75	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	72	76	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	79	81	79	73	73	75	74
Tue	72	73	79	83	80	79	77	77	76	77	81	85	83	75	73	75	74
Wed	73	74	78	82	81	79	79	78	77	77	83	89	85	77	73	75	76
Thu	73	74	79	81	81	79	81	80	80	81	89	98	92	77	75	76	75
Fri	72	73	76	77	77	80	82	84	85	86	98	104	95	83	75	74	73
Sat	74	71	72	73	75	78	80	80	79	77	75	74	73	72	72	73	73
Sun	73	71	70	70	70	71	71	73	74	72	71	71	71	71	73	75	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	72	76	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	79	81	79	73	73	75	74
Tue	72	73	79	83	80	79	77	77	76	77	81	85	83	75	73	75	74
Wed	73	74	78	82	81	79	79	78	77	77	83	89	85	77	73	75	76
Thu	73	74	79	81	81	79	81	80	80	81	89	98	92	77	75	76	75
Fri	72	73	76	77	77	80	82	84	85	86	98	104	95	83	75	74	73
Sat	74	71	72	73	75	78	80	80	79	77	75	74	73	72	72	73	73
Sun	73	71	70	70	70	71	71	73	74	72	71	71	71	71	73	75	74