Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Bedford to Worcester
Right now (10:07 pm EST): about 73 minutes via I-190 South, usually 76 at this time.
Only 27% 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 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 107 | 136 | 135 | 87 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Tue | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 83 | 110 | 139 | 148 | 102 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Wed | 74 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 128 | 142 | 146 | 108 | 76 | 75 | 75 |
| Thu | 74 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 129 | 141 | 156 | 119 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Fri | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 94 | 111 | 132 | 148 | 166 | 168 | 143 | 81 | 77 | 75 |
| Sat | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 |
| Sun | 75 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 83 | 97 | 79 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Bedford to Worcester (via I-190 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).
About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (56 to 150 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bedford 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 Bedford to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Bedford to Worcester?
The 58-mile drive usually takes 74 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Bedford to Worcester?
Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.
Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow