Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Acton to Worcester
Right now (3:50 am EST): about 30 minutes via I-495 South and I-290 West, usually 30 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Tue | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Wed | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Thu | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Fri | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Sat | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Sun | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Acton to Worcester (via I-495 South and I-290 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (35 minutes).
About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Acton to central Worcester 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 Acton to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Acton to Worcester?
The 33-mile drive usually takes 29 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Acton to Worcester?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 South in Boston (20 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (12 miles)
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