Best Time to Drive from Dedham to Worcester

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 39 minutes via I-90 West, usually 39 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Dedham 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	38	38	39	44	45	41	42	44	42	41	43	46	48	43	39	39	40
Tue	38	38	39	46	50	43	42	40	41	42	45	54	54	48	40	39	39
Wed	38	38	39	45	48	42	41	41	41	41	45	56	53	49	41	39	39
Thu	38	38	39	44	48	42	42	42	42	44	47	56	56	50	41	39	39
Fri	38	37	38	40	41	41	46	51	52	60	69	74	68	54	41	40	39
Sat	40	37	37	37	37	43	49	49	44	42	40	39	38	38	37	38	38
Sun	39	37	36	36	36	38	46	51	48	46	42	41	41	40	39	38	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Dedham to Worcester (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Dedham (East 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 Dedham to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dedham to Worcester?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (33 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (8 miles)

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More drives

Worcester to Dedham (return trip) · Dedham to Cambridge · Dedham to Quincy · Dedham to Newton · Dedham to Waltham · Dedham to Framingham · Dedham to Lowell · Dedham to Burlington MA · Dedham to Woburn · Dedham to Braintree · Dedham to Peabody · Dedham 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	38	38	39	44	45	41	42	44	42	41	43	46	48	43	39	39	40
Tue	38	38	39	46	50	43	42	40	41	42	45	54	54	48	40	39	39
Wed	38	38	39	45	48	42	41	41	41	41	45	56	53	49	41	39	39
Thu	38	38	39	44	48	42	42	42	42	44	47	56	56	50	41	39	39
Fri	38	37	38	40	41	41	46	51	52	60	69	74	68	54	41	40	39
Sat	40	37	37	37	37	43	49	49	44	42	40	39	38	38	37	38	38
Sun	39	37	36	36	36	38	46	51	48	46	42	41	41	40	39	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	44	45	41	42	44	42	41	43	46	48	43	39	39	40
Tue	38	38	39	46	50	43	42	40	41	42	45	54	54	48	40	39	39
Wed	38	38	39	45	48	42	41	41	41	41	45	56	53	49	41	39	39
Thu	38	38	39	44	48	42	42	42	42	44	47	56	56	50	41	39	39
Fri	38	37	38	40	41	41	46	51	52	60	69	74	68	54	41	40	39
Sat	40	37	37	37	37	43	49	49	44	42	40	39	38	38	37	38	38
Sun	39	37	36	36	36	38	46	51	48	46	42	41	41	40	39	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	44	45	41	42	44	42	41	43	46	48	43	39	39	40
Tue	38	38	39	46	50	43	42	40	41	42	45	54	54	48	40	39	39
Wed	38	38	39	45	48	42	41	41	41	41	45	56	53	49	41	39	39
Thu	38	38	39	44	48	42	42	42	42	44	47	56	56	50	41	39	39
Fri	38	37	38	40	41	41	46	51	52	60	69	74	68	54	41	40	39
Sat	40	37	37	37	37	43	49	49	44	42	40	39	38	38	37	38	38
Sun	39	37	36	36	36	38	46	51	48	46	42	41	41	40	39	38	39