Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Derry Village to Worcester
Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 68 minutes via I-495 South and I-290 West, usually 66 at this time.
Only 46% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 63 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 66 |
| Tue | 63 | 69 | 74 | 85 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 83 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 67 |
| Wed | 63 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 73 | 85 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 |
| Thu | 63 | 69 | 73 | 78 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 86 | 92 | 81 | 71 | 65 | 65 | 67 |
| Fri | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 86 | 96 | 95 | 84 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 66 |
| Sat | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Sun | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Derry Village to Worcester (via I-495 South and I-290 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).
About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Derry Village 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 Derry Village to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Derry Village to Worcester?
The 66-mile drive usually takes 63 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Derry Village to Worcester?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 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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More drives
Worcester to Derry Village (return trip) · Derry Village to Boston