Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lynn to Worcester
Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 59 minutes via I-90 West, usually 62 at this time.
Only 55% 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 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 74 | 87 | 82 | 70 | 61 | 59 | 61 |
| Tue | 57 | 57 | 64 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 81 | 101 | 89 | 75 | 62 | 58 | 60 |
| Wed | 57 | 57 | 63 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 67 | 91 | 102 | 92 | 78 | 64 | 60 | 60 |
| Thu | 57 | 57 | 64 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 71 | 97 | 115 | 105 | 85 | 67 | 60 | 61 |
| Fri | 57 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 93 | 118 | 125 | 102 | 79 | 63 | 60 | 59 |
| Sat | 59 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
| Sun | 59 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Lynn to Worcester (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (74 minutes).
About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lynn 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 Lynn to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lynn to Worcester?
The 55-mile drive usually takes 55 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lynn to Worcester?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-90 West in Boston (47 miles)
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