Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Fall River to Worcester
Right now (8:03 pm EDT): about 98 minutes via I-195 West, usually 81 at this time.
Only 16% 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 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 84 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 78 |
| Tue | 75 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 89 | 95 | 89 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Wed | 75 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 92 | 94 | 88 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 80 |
| Thu | 75 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 91 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 79 |
| Fri | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 97 | 98 | 102 | 99 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 77 |
| Sat | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Sun | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 80 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Fall River to Worcester (via I-195 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).
About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (28 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fall River 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 Fall River to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Fall River to Worcester?
The 57-mile drive usually takes 74 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Fall River to Worcester?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.
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