Best Time to Drive from Brighton to Worcester

Right now (8:48 pm EDT): about 36 minutes via I-90 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Brighton 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	35	35	35	37	37	37	39	40	39	38	41	45	47	42	36	36	37
Tue	35	35	35	38	39	37	37	37	38	40	43	56	56	48	38	36	37
Wed	36	35	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	38	43	55	53	48	39	36	37
Thu	36	35	35	38	38	37	38	39	40	41	44	58	58	51	39	36	36
Fri	36	34	35	36	37	37	43	48	49	54	65	74	67	52	39	37	36
Sat	37	35	34	34	35	41	47	47	41	39	36	35	35	35	35	35	35
Sun	37	34	34	33	34	36	43	48	45	43	39	38	38	37	36	35	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Brighton to Worcester (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brighton 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 Brighton to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brighton to Worcester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (37 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Brighton (return trip) · Brighton 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	35	35	35	37	37	37	39	40	39	38	41	45	47	42	36	36	37
Tue	35	35	35	38	39	37	37	37	38	40	43	56	56	48	38	36	37
Wed	36	35	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	38	43	55	53	48	39	36	37
Thu	36	35	35	38	38	37	38	39	40	41	44	58	58	51	39	36	36
Fri	36	34	35	36	37	37	43	48	49	54	65	74	67	52	39	37	36
Sat	37	35	34	34	35	41	47	47	41	39	36	35	35	35	35	35	35
Sun	37	34	34	33	34	36	43	48	45	43	39	38	38	37	36	35	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	35	37	37	37	39	40	39	38	41	45	47	42	36	36	37
Tue	35	35	35	38	39	37	37	37	38	40	43	56	56	48	38	36	37
Wed	36	35	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	38	43	55	53	48	39	36	37
Thu	36	35	35	38	38	37	38	39	40	41	44	58	58	51	39	36	36
Fri	36	34	35	36	37	37	43	48	49	54	65	74	67	52	39	37	36
Sat	37	35	34	34	35	41	47	47	41	39	36	35	35	35	35	35	35
Sun	37	34	34	33	34	36	43	48	45	43	39	38	38	37	36	35	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	35	37	37	37	39	40	39	38	41	45	47	42	36	36	37
Tue	35	35	35	38	39	37	37	37	38	40	43	56	56	48	38	36	37
Wed	36	35	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	38	43	55	53	48	39	36	37
Thu	36	35	35	38	38	37	38	39	40	41	44	58	58	51	39	36	36
Fri	36	34	35	36	37	37	43	48	49	54	65	74	67	52	39	37	36
Sat	37	35	34	34	35	41	47	47	41	39	36	35	35	35	35	35	35
Sun	37	34	34	33	34	36	43	48	45	43	39	38	38	37	36	35	36