Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Worcester
Right now (3:50 pm EDT): about 33 minutes via I-90 West, usually 35 at this time.
Only 74% 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Tue | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Wed | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Thu | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Fri | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 44 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Sat | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Sun | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Framingham to Worcester (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (41 minutes).
About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Framingham 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 Framingham to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Framingham to Worcester?
The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Framingham to Worcester?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-90 West in Boston (25 miles)
Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow
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