Best Time to Drive from Andover to Worcester

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 46 minutes via I-495 South and I-290 West, usually 46 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Andover to Worcester 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	44	46	48	52	50	48	48	49	48	50	58	63	57	49	46	46	48
Tue	45	47	51	57	55	49	49	49	48	50	60	68	63	53	47	47	48
Wed	45	47	50	56	54	49	48	49	49	51	63	67	64	53	47	47	47
Thu	45	47	50	54	52	49	48	48	49	53	64	70	64	54	47	46	48
Fri	45	45	46	47	47	47	49	52	55	63	74	75	67	52	47	46	46
Sat	45	43	44	44	44	46	50	51	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	45	45
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	44	49	52	50	49	49	47	46	46	46	47	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Andover to Worcester (via I-495 South and I-290 West) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Andover to central Worcester (Main 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 Andover to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Andover to Worcester?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 44 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Andover to Worcester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (39 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (11 miles)

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More drives

Worcester to Andover (return trip) · Andover to Boston · Andover to Cambridge · Andover to Quincy · Andover to Newton · Andover to Waltham · Andover to Framingham · Andover to Lowell · Andover to Burlington MA · Andover to Woburn · Andover to Braintree · Andover 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	44	46	48	52	50	48	48	49	48	50	58	63	57	49	46	46	48
Tue	45	47	51	57	55	49	49	49	48	50	60	68	63	53	47	47	48
Wed	45	47	50	56	54	49	48	49	49	51	63	67	64	53	47	47	47
Thu	45	47	50	54	52	49	48	48	49	53	64	70	64	54	47	46	48
Fri	45	45	46	47	47	47	49	52	55	63	74	75	67	52	47	46	46
Sat	45	43	44	44	44	46	50	51	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	45	45
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	44	49	52	50	49	49	47	46	46	46	47	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	48	52	50	48	48	49	48	50	58	63	57	49	46	46	48
Tue	45	47	51	57	55	49	49	49	48	50	60	68	63	53	47	47	48
Wed	45	47	50	56	54	49	48	49	49	51	63	67	64	53	47	47	47
Thu	45	47	50	54	52	49	48	48	49	53	64	70	64	54	47	46	48
Fri	45	45	46	47	47	47	49	52	55	63	74	75	67	52	47	46	46
Sat	45	43	44	44	44	46	50	51	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	45	45
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	44	49	52	50	49	49	47	46	46	46	47	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	46	48	52	50	48	48	49	48	50	58	63	57	49	46	46	48
Tue	45	47	51	57	55	49	49	49	48	50	60	68	63	53	47	47	48
Wed	45	47	50	56	54	49	48	49	49	51	63	67	64	53	47	47	47
Thu	45	47	50	54	52	49	48	48	49	53	64	70	64	54	47	46	48
Fri	45	45	46	47	47	47	49	52	55	63	74	75	67	52	47	46	46
Sat	45	43	44	44	44	46	50	51	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	45	45
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	44	49	52	50	49	49	47	46	46	46	47	47