Best Time to Drive from Concord to Worcester

Right now (8:34 pm EDT): about 84 minutes via I-495 South and I-290 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Concord 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	86	88	91	93	87	87	88	88	89	93	101	99	91	86	86	86	87
Tue	86	91	96	102	91	89	88	87	89	94	103	104	96	88	86	86	88
Wed	86	91	96	99	90	88	88	88	90	97	105	105	96	88	86	87	87
Thu	86	90	94	96	89	88	88	88	90	99	108	107	96	89	86	87	88
Fri	84	85	86	87	87	89	92	93	101	111	114	112	98	87	86	86	86
Sat	83	83	83	83	85	89	90	92	89	89	87	87	85	85	84	85	85
Sun	84	83	82	83	83	87	92	91	90	90	89	87	85	85	86	86	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Concord to Worcester (via I-495 South and I-290 West) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord 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 Concord to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 84 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Worcester?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (35 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	88	91	93	87	87	88	88	89	93	101	99	91	86	86	86	87
Tue	86	91	96	102	91	89	88	87	89	94	103	104	96	88	86	86	88
Wed	86	91	96	99	90	88	88	88	90	97	105	105	96	88	86	87	87
Thu	86	90	94	96	89	88	88	88	90	99	108	107	96	89	86	87	88
Fri	84	85	86	87	87	89	92	93	101	111	114	112	98	87	86	86	86
Sat	83	83	83	83	85	89	90	92	89	89	87	87	85	85	84	85	85
Sun	84	83	82	83	83	87	92	91	90	90	89	87	85	85	86	86	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	88	91	93	87	87	88	88	89	93	101	99	91	86	86	86	87
Tue	86	91	96	102	91	89	88	87	89	94	103	104	96	88	86	86	88
Wed	86	91	96	99	90	88	88	88	90	97	105	105	96	88	86	87	87
Thu	86	90	94	96	89	88	88	88	90	99	108	107	96	89	86	87	88
Fri	84	85	86	87	87	89	92	93	101	111	114	112	98	87	86	86	86
Sat	83	83	83	83	85	89	90	92	89	89	87	87	85	85	84	85	85
Sun	84	83	82	83	83	87	92	91	90	90	89	87	85	85	86	86	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	88	91	93	87	87	88	88	89	93	101	99	91	86	86	86	87
Tue	86	91	96	102	91	89	88	87	89	94	103	104	96	88	86	86	88
Wed	86	91	96	99	90	88	88	88	90	97	105	105	96	88	86	87	87
Thu	86	90	94	96	89	88	88	88	90	99	108	107	96	89	86	87	88
Fri	84	85	86	87	87	89	92	93	101	111	114	112	98	87	86	86	86
Sat	83	83	83	83	85	89	90	92	89	89	87	87	85	85	84	85	85
Sun	84	83	82	83	83	87	92	91	90	90	89	87	85	85	86	86	87