Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Fitchburg to Worcester
Right now (11:52 pm EDT): about 31 minutes via I-190 South.
Only 58% 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 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Tue | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Wed | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Thu | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Fri | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Sat | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Sun | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Fitchburg to Worcester (via I-190 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (32 minutes).
About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Fitchburg to Worcester?
The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Fitchburg to Worcester?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.
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