Traffic, route and restaurants from Logan to Falmouth?

We will be arriving into Boston about 5:00pm on a Wednesday in mid June and are planning on renting a car and driving to Falmouth to spend the night before taking an early ferry over to MV on Thursday. Should we expect to encounter rush hour traffic on our trip down and if so are there any areas to avoid or any tips on how to get out of town?

Also, when I use Google Maps for directions it sneds me down RT-24 %26amp; I-495. It looks like taking RT-3 through Plymouth would be just as close and maybe more scenic. Anyone have opinions on which route is better?

Lastly, if we do go through Plymouth, are the any restaurants worth stopping at for dinner or would we have a better selection in Falmouth. Any suggestions there? Thanks for any help!

Traffic, route and restaurants from Logan to Falmouth?

After getting the car, take I-90 west through the Ted Williams tunnel. Take exit 24 (I-93N/S). Geton I-93 south and follow 8-9 miles until the split. Stay left and take route 3 south. Follow to exit 6A (Plymouth Center) Follow 44 east to the traffic circle and take a right onto Water St. On Water Street, you will find quite a few restaurants. East Bay Grill and the Blue Eyed Crab are worth having dinner at. Very good! Issac%26#39;s is also pretty good. Back on route 3 south after dinner, follow until the exit BEFORE the bridge which is route 6 west. It%26#39;s very scenic here driving along the Cape Cod Canal. If it%26#39;s still light out, you may want to stop for a few minutes at one of the scenic overlooks. Follow 6 west for about 5 miles until you see the signs for the Bourne Bridge. Go over the bridge and you%26#39;ll come to a rotary (roundabout). Go halfway around (2nd exit) which will be route 28 south. 28 south goes straight into Falmouth. The ride (minus the Plymouth stop) is just over 1 hour. Much better than 24 and 495 which is BARELY faster by a few minutes.

Traffic, route and restaurants from Logan to Falmouth?

Forgot to mention that you will have to pay a toll to go through the Ted Williams Tunnel. $3.50

Will%26#39;s directions are MUCH better than MapQuest%26#39;s!!!

As for traffic, if you land at 5, by the time you land, pick up luggage and pick up a car, you won%26#39;t be leaving until closer to 6 ... traffic will be heavy but not unbearably so. Also, if you are travelling w/ one or more other people, keep left on 93 to take advantage of the ';high occupancy vehicle'; lane. You get in it in Boston and don%26#39;t get out of it unil it ends, just before Rte 3. It will save you time, provided nobody breaks down in the HOV lane (rarely happens).

As for restaurants ... I%26#39;m not familiar w/ Plymouth, so I%26#39;ll leave that up to those who know.

I would wait until you get to Falmouth. You can go on The Falmouth Forum for suggestions.

If you are really hungry, getting off and on the South Boston exit is really easy. There are parking meters all over the place and some nice places to eat. This would be a nice way to let the traffic ease.

The South Boston exit would be the first exit once thru the Ted Williams.

Thanks Will for the restaurant recommendations and the very detailed directions. I%26#39;ve got them printed and put into my info folder. It seemed to me that the Plymouth route was the way to go, but it is hard to tell just looking at a map.

And thanks -pword for the HOV suggestion. There will be three of us in the car, so we will take advantage of that.

Just to add on, definitely take forgotmypword%26#39;s advice and use the HOV lane. This will save you time if the interstate is very busy. Finally, I said 1 hour forgetting that you may be on the tail end of the rush hour commute. I would tack on a half hour to the trip for traffic.