Best Time to Drive from East Concord to Worcester

Right now (8:34 pm EDT): about 87 minutes via I-495 South and I-290 West, usually 90 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 East 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	89	91	95	96	90	90	91	91	92	97	104	101	94	89	88	90	91
Tue	89	94	100	105	94	92	91	90	92	98	108	107	99	91	89	89	91
Wed	89	94	100	102	93	91	91	92	93	103	109	109	99	91	89	90	90
Thu	89	93	98	99	92	91	91	91	93	105	112	110	99	91	89	90	91
Fri	87	88	89	90	90	92	95	96	105	116	117	115	100	90	89	89	90
Sat	86	86	86	86	88	92	93	95	92	92	90	90	88	88	87	88	88
Sun	86	86	85	86	86	90	94	94	93	93	92	90	88	88	89	89	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 94-mile drive from East Concord to Worcester (via I-495 South and I-290 West) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 118 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 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 38 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East 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 East Concord to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 94-mile drive usually takes 87 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Concord to Worcester?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 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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Worcester to East Concord (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	95	96	90	90	91	91	92	97	104	101	94	89	88	90	91
Tue	89	94	100	105	94	92	91	90	92	98	108	107	99	91	89	89	91
Wed	89	94	100	102	93	91	91	92	93	103	109	109	99	91	89	90	90
Thu	89	93	98	99	92	91	91	91	93	105	112	110	99	91	89	90	91
Fri	87	88	89	90	90	92	95	96	105	116	117	115	100	90	89	89	90
Sat	86	86	86	86	88	92	93	95	92	92	90	90	88	88	87	88	88
Sun	86	86	85	86	86	90	94	94	93	93	92	90	88	88	89	89	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	95	96	90	90	91	91	92	97	104	101	94	89	88	90	91
Tue	89	94	100	105	94	92	91	90	92	98	108	107	99	91	89	89	91
Wed	89	94	100	102	93	91	91	92	93	103	109	109	99	91	89	90	90
Thu	89	93	98	99	92	91	91	91	93	105	112	110	99	91	89	90	91
Fri	87	88	89	90	90	92	95	96	105	116	117	115	100	90	89	89	90
Sat	86	86	86	86	88	92	93	95	92	92	90	90	88	88	87	88	88
Sun	86	86	85	86	86	90	94	94	93	93	92	90	88	88	89	89	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	95	96	90	90	91	91	92	97	104	101	94	89	88	90	91
Tue	89	94	100	105	94	92	91	90	92	98	108	107	99	91	89	89	91
Wed	89	94	100	102	93	91	91	92	93	103	109	109	99	91	89	90	90
Thu	89	93	98	99	92	91	91	91	93	105	112	110	99	91	89	90	91
Fri	87	88	89	90	90	92	95	96	105	116	117	115	100	90	89	89	90
Sat	86	86	86	86	88	92	93	95	92	92	90	90	88	88	87	88	88
Sun	86	86	85	86	86	90	94	94	93	93	92	90	88	88	89	89	90