Best Time to Drive from BOS to Worcester

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 51 minutes via I-90 West, usually 59 at this time.

Only 64% 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.

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from BOS to Worcester (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Worcester to BOS

Freeway, about 46 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 0.6 miles: about 1 minutes, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to central Worcester (Main Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from BOS 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	45	44	48	51	50	48	49	51	49	49	55	64	64	55	47	46	47
Tue	45	44	48	54	54	49	47	47	47	50	59	76	72	62	48	45	47
Wed	45	44	48	54	54	50	48	47	48	49	63	79	71	63	51	46	46
Thu	45	44	48	54	54	50	50	50	49	53	65	86	83	67	51	46	47
Fri	45	43	47	50	48	47	54	58	59	68	87	99	81	64	49	46	46
Sat	47	44	44	44	45	51	60	56	51	48	47	47	47	46	44	45	45
Sun	46	44	43	43	43	46	54	58	56	53	51	51	49	46	45	45	45

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 BOS to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Worcester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (46 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	44	48	51	50	48	49	51	49	49	55	64	64	55	47	46	47
Tue	45	44	48	54	54	49	47	47	47	50	59	76	72	62	48	45	47
Wed	45	44	48	54	54	50	48	47	48	49	63	79	71	63	51	46	46
Thu	45	44	48	54	54	50	50	50	49	53	65	86	83	67	51	46	47
Fri	45	43	47	50	48	47	54	58	59	68	87	99	81	64	49	46	46
Sat	47	44	44	44	45	51	60	56	51	48	47	47	47	46	44	45	45
Sun	46	44	43	43	43	46	54	58	56	53	51	51	49	46	45	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	44	48	51	50	48	49	51	49	49	55	64	64	55	47	46	47
Tue	45	44	48	54	54	49	47	47	47	50	59	76	72	62	48	45	47
Wed	45	44	48	54	54	50	48	47	48	49	63	79	71	63	51	46	46
Thu	45	44	48	54	54	50	50	50	49	53	65	86	83	67	51	46	47
Fri	45	43	47	50	48	47	54	58	59	68	87	99	81	64	49	46	46
Sat	47	44	44	44	45	51	60	56	51	48	47	47	47	46	44	45	45
Sun	46	44	43	43	43	46	54	58	56	53	51	51	49	46	45	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	44	48	51	50	48	49	51	49	49	55	64	64	55	47	46	47
Tue	45	44	48	54	54	49	47	47	47	50	59	76	72	62	48	45	47
Wed	45	44	48	54	54	50	48	47	48	49	63	79	71	63	51	46	46
Thu	45	44	48	54	54	50	50	50	49	53	65	86	83	67	51	46	47
Fri	45	43	47	50	48	47	54	58	59	68	87	99	81	64	49	46	46
Sat	47	44	44	44	45	51	60	56	51	48	47	47	47	46	44	45	45
Sun	46	44	43	43	43	46	54	58	56	53	51	51	49	46	45	45	45