Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Worcester

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 116 minutes via I-95 North and I-90 West, usually 112 at this time.

Only 42% 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 53-mile drive from Braintree to Worcester (via I-95 North and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 160 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (74 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Worcester to Braintree

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 31 miles: 51 to 122 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree to Worcester by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7474747474747480769110911210592827772
Tue718212016014697868082100129121112116827474
Wed7474747474747474747474747474747474
Thu7474747474747474747474747474747474
Fri7474747474747474747474747474747474
Sat7474747474747474747474747474747474
Sun7474747474747474747474747474747474

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 Braintree to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 71 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Worcester?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (9 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (1.8 miles)

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