Best Time to Drive from Haverhill to Worcester

Right now (9:03 pm EDT): about 57 minutes via I-495 South and I-290 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Haverhill 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	53	55	58	64	59	57	58	58	57	61	69	72	67	59	55	55	56
Tue	53	57	62	73	67	59	58	58	57	60	71	78	70	61	55	55	57
Wed	53	56	62	71	65	58	57	58	59	62	74	79	71	61	56	56	57
Thu	54	56	61	66	62	58	58	58	58	64	76	80	71	62	56	55	57
Fri	53	54	55	56	56	57	59	63	66	75	86	86	74	61	56	55	56
Sat	54	52	52	53	53	56	61	63	61	59	59	57	55	54	54	54	54
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	53	59	62	59	58	58	57	55	55	55	56	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Haverhill to Worcester (via I-495 South and I-290 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Haverhill 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 Haverhill to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Haverhill to Worcester?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Haverhill to Worcester?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (44 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Haverhill (return trip) · Haverhill to Boston · Haverhill to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	64	59	57	58	58	57	61	69	72	67	59	55	55	56
Tue	53	57	62	73	67	59	58	58	57	60	71	78	70	61	55	55	57
Wed	53	56	62	71	65	58	57	58	59	62	74	79	71	61	56	56	57
Thu	54	56	61	66	62	58	58	58	58	64	76	80	71	62	56	55	57
Fri	53	54	55	56	56	57	59	63	66	75	86	86	74	61	56	55	56
Sat	54	52	52	53	53	56	61	63	61	59	59	57	55	54	54	54	54
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	53	59	62	59	58	58	57	55	55	55	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	64	59	57	58	58	57	61	69	72	67	59	55	55	56
Tue	53	57	62	73	67	59	58	58	57	60	71	78	70	61	55	55	57
Wed	53	56	62	71	65	58	57	58	59	62	74	79	71	61	56	56	57
Thu	54	56	61	66	62	58	58	58	58	64	76	80	71	62	56	55	57
Fri	53	54	55	56	56	57	59	63	66	75	86	86	74	61	56	55	56
Sat	54	52	52	53	53	56	61	63	61	59	59	57	55	54	54	54	54
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	53	59	62	59	58	58	57	55	55	55	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	55	58	64	59	57	58	58	57	61	69	72	67	59	55	55	56
Tue	53	57	62	73	67	59	58	58	57	60	71	78	70	61	55	55	57
Wed	53	56	62	71	65	58	57	58	59	62	74	79	71	61	56	56	57
Thu	54	56	61	66	62	58	58	58	58	64	76	80	71	62	56	55	57
Fri	53	54	55	56	56	57	59	63	66	75	86	86	74	61	56	55	56
Sat	54	52	52	53	53	56	61	63	61	59	59	57	55	54	54	54	54
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	53	59	62	59	58	58	57	55	55	55	56	56