Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Gloucester to Worcester
Right now (3:37 am EDT): about 73 minutes via I-90 West and I-95 South and MA-128 South.
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 | 70 | 73 | 87 | 96 | 84 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 86 | 96 | 101 | 99 | 83 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Tue | 70 | 74 | 102 | 117 | 99 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 90 | 107 | 113 | 111 | 89 | 74 | 74 | 75 |
| Wed | 71 | 73 | 97 | 112 | 97 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 91 | 109 | 114 | 113 | 93 | 75 | 74 | 75 |
| Thu | 70 | 73 | 94 | 106 | 92 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 94 | 112 | 119 | 116 | 94 | 75 | 74 | 75 |
| Fri | 70 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 77 | 80 | 88 | 90 | 98 | 114 | 124 | 126 | 107 | 88 | 76 | 74 | 75 |
| Sat | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 72 |
| Sun | 72 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Gloucester to Worcester (via I-90 West and I-95 South and MA-128 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).
About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gloucester 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 Gloucester to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Gloucester to Worcester?
The 77-mile drive usually takes 70 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Gloucester to Worcester?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-90 West in Boston (34 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (25 miles)
Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow
More drives
Worcester to Gloucester (return trip) · Gloucester to Boston