Best Time to Drive from Billerica to Worcester

Right now (11:52 pm EDT): about 44 minutes via I-495 South and I-290 West.

Only 63% 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 Billerica 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	40	40	41	43	43	42	42	43	43	44	51	55	52	43	40	41	41
Tue	40	40	42	46	46	43	43	43	42	44	52	59	57	47	41	41	41
Wed	40	40	42	46	47	43	43	43	43	45	55	60	57	47	42	41	41
Thu	40	40	42	45	45	43	43	43	43	48	60	66	61	49	42	41	42
Fri	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	48	49	59	73	76	65	49	42	40	41
Sat	40	39	38	39	39	41	45	47	47	45	45	41	40	40	39	40	40
Sun	40	39	38	38	39	39	44	48	45	44	44	42	41	40	40	41	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Billerica to Worcester (via I-495 South and I-290 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Billerica 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 Billerica to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Billerica to Worcester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (30 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Billerica (return trip) · Billerica to Boston · Billerica to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	41	43	43	42	42	43	43	44	51	55	52	43	40	41	41
Tue	40	40	42	46	46	43	43	43	42	44	52	59	57	47	41	41	41
Wed	40	40	42	46	47	43	43	43	43	45	55	60	57	47	42	41	41
Thu	40	40	42	45	45	43	43	43	43	48	60	66	61	49	42	41	42
Fri	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	48	49	59	73	76	65	49	42	40	41
Sat	40	39	38	39	39	41	45	47	47	45	45	41	40	40	39	40	40
Sun	40	39	38	38	39	39	44	48	45	44	44	42	41	40	40	41	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	41	43	43	42	42	43	43	44	51	55	52	43	40	41	41
Tue	40	40	42	46	46	43	43	43	42	44	52	59	57	47	41	41	41
Wed	40	40	42	46	47	43	43	43	43	45	55	60	57	47	42	41	41
Thu	40	40	42	45	45	43	43	43	43	48	60	66	61	49	42	41	42
Fri	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	48	49	59	73	76	65	49	42	40	41
Sat	40	39	38	39	39	41	45	47	47	45	45	41	40	40	39	40	40
Sun	40	39	38	38	39	39	44	48	45	44	44	42	41	40	40	41	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	41	43	43	42	42	43	43	44	51	55	52	43	40	41	41
Tue	40	40	42	46	46	43	43	43	42	44	52	59	57	47	41	41	41
Wed	40	40	42	46	47	43	43	43	43	45	55	60	57	47	42	41	41
Thu	40	40	42	45	45	43	43	43	43	48	60	66	61	49	42	41	42
Fri	40	40	40	41	41	42	44	48	49	59	73	76	65	49	42	40	41
Sat	40	39	38	39	39	41	45	47	47	45	45	41	40	40	39	40	40
Sun	40	39	38	38	39	39	44	48	45	44	44	42	41	40	40	41	41