Best Time to Drive from Lexington to Worcester

Right now (8:49 pm EDT): about 38 minutes via I-90 West, usually 39 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lexington 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	39	38	40	42	42	42	43	44	43	42	48	52	53	48	40	39	41
Tue	39	39	40	45	45	42	41	41	42	43	51	60	62	55	43	39	40
Wed	39	39	40	44	45	43	42	42	42	43	52	63	62	56	44	40	40
Thu	39	39	40	43	43	42	43	42	43	46	54	64	66	59	45	39	40
Fri	39	38	39	41	41	41	47	51	53	61	72	77	74	57	43	40	39
Sat	39	38	37	37	38	44	49	49	45	43	41	40	39	39	38	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	37	37	39	46	52	49	47	43	42	42	40	39	39	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Lexington to Worcester (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lexington 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 Lexington to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lexington to Worcester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (35 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (2 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Lexington (return trip) · Lexington to Boston · Lexington 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	39	38	40	42	42	42	43	44	43	42	48	52	53	48	40	39	41
Tue	39	39	40	45	45	42	41	41	42	43	51	60	62	55	43	39	40
Wed	39	39	40	44	45	43	42	42	42	43	52	63	62	56	44	40	40
Thu	39	39	40	43	43	42	43	42	43	46	54	64	66	59	45	39	40
Fri	39	38	39	41	41	41	47	51	53	61	72	77	74	57	43	40	39
Sat	39	38	37	37	38	44	49	49	45	43	41	40	39	39	38	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	37	37	39	46	52	49	47	43	42	42	40	39	39	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	38	40	42	42	42	43	44	43	42	48	52	53	48	40	39	41
Tue	39	39	40	45	45	42	41	41	42	43	51	60	62	55	43	39	40
Wed	39	39	40	44	45	43	42	42	42	43	52	63	62	56	44	40	40
Thu	39	39	40	43	43	42	43	42	43	46	54	64	66	59	45	39	40
Fri	39	38	39	41	41	41	47	51	53	61	72	77	74	57	43	40	39
Sat	39	38	37	37	38	44	49	49	45	43	41	40	39	39	38	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	37	37	39	46	52	49	47	43	42	42	40	39	39	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	38	40	42	42	42	43	44	43	42	48	52	53	48	40	39	41
Tue	39	39	40	45	45	42	41	41	42	43	51	60	62	55	43	39	40
Wed	39	39	40	44	45	43	42	42	42	43	52	63	62	56	44	40	40
Thu	39	39	40	43	43	42	43	42	43	46	54	64	66	59	45	39	40
Fri	39	38	39	41	41	41	47	51	53	61	72	77	74	57	43	40	39
Sat	39	38	37	37	38	44	49	49	45	43	41	40	39	39	38	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	37	37	39	46	52	49	47	43	42	42	40	39	39	40