Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Worcester

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 55 minutes via I-90 West and I-95 North, usually 49 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Braintree 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	48	48	55	63	59	53	54	55	53	55	58	62	62	55	49	49	51
Tue	48	49	59	75	70	57	53	52	52	55	60	72	70	61	52	49	51
Wed	48	49	57	73	67	56	53	52	52	55	62	72	68	62	52	50	50
Thu	48	49	56	67	64	54	54	54	54	59	67	72	72	64	52	50	50
Fri	48	48	51	54	53	54	60	63	67	76	86	91	80	66	52	50	50
Sat	49	47	47	47	48	56	61	60	57	54	53	52	50	50	48	49	48
Sun	49	46	46	46	46	49	59	63	58	56	53	52	52	51	49	49	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Braintree to Worcester (via I-90 West and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Worcester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (33 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (11 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

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More drives

Worcester to Braintree (return trip) · Braintree to Boston · Braintree to Cambridge · Braintree to Newton · Braintree to Waltham · Braintree to Framingham · Braintree to Lowell · Braintree to Burlington MA · Braintree to Woburn · Braintree to Dedham · Braintree to Peabody · Braintree to Andover

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	48	55	63	59	53	54	55	53	55	58	62	62	55	49	49	51
Tue	48	49	59	75	70	57	53	52	52	55	60	72	70	61	52	49	51
Wed	48	49	57	73	67	56	53	52	52	55	62	72	68	62	52	50	50
Thu	48	49	56	67	64	54	54	54	54	59	67	72	72	64	52	50	50
Fri	48	48	51	54	53	54	60	63	67	76	86	91	80	66	52	50	50
Sat	49	47	47	47	48	56	61	60	57	54	53	52	50	50	48	49	48
Sun	49	46	46	46	46	49	59	63	58	56	53	52	52	51	49	49	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	48	55	63	59	53	54	55	53	55	58	62	62	55	49	49	51
Tue	48	49	59	75	70	57	53	52	52	55	60	72	70	61	52	49	51
Wed	48	49	57	73	67	56	53	52	52	55	62	72	68	62	52	50	50
Thu	48	49	56	67	64	54	54	54	54	59	67	72	72	64	52	50	50
Fri	48	48	51	54	53	54	60	63	67	76	86	91	80	66	52	50	50
Sat	49	47	47	47	48	56	61	60	57	54	53	52	50	50	48	49	48
Sun	49	46	46	46	46	49	59	63	58	56	53	52	52	51	49	49	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	48	55	63	59	53	54	55	53	55	58	62	62	55	49	49	51
Tue	48	49	59	75	70	57	53	52	52	55	60	72	70	61	52	49	51
Wed	48	49	57	73	67	56	53	52	52	55	62	72	68	62	52	50	50
Thu	48	49	56	67	64	54	54	54	54	59	67	72	72	64	52	50	50
Fri	48	48	51	54	53	54	60	63	67	76	86	91	80	66	52	50	50
Sat	49	47	47	47	48	56	61	60	57	54	53	52	50	50	48	49	48
Sun	49	46	46	46	46	49	59	63	58	56	53	52	52	51	49	49	50