Best Time to Drive from Malden to Worcester

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 58 minutes via I-495 South and I-93 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 69% 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 Malden 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	58	59	62	68	64	62	63	63	63	68	81	84	74	65	60	60	62
Tue	58	61	65	73	69	63	63	63	63	70	85	90	83	69	61	60	63
Wed	58	60	64	72	69	64	63	64	65	72	88	92	84	69	62	61	63
Thu	58	60	64	71	68	62	63	63	64	73	89	95	84	72	62	60	64
Fri	58	58	60	62	62	62	65	69	76	92	102	98	86	67	61	60	61
Sat	58	57	57	57	58	62	67	70	69	65	63	61	59	59	58	59	58
Sun	59	56	56	56	57	58	64	67	64	62	62	60	59	58	59	60	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Malden to Worcester (via I-495 South and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Malden 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 Malden to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 58 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Malden to Worcester?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (35 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (19 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Malden (return trip) · Malden to South Boston · Malden to Providence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	62	68	64	62	63	63	63	68	81	84	74	65	60	60	62
Tue	58	61	65	73	69	63	63	63	63	70	85	90	83	69	61	60	63
Wed	58	60	64	72	69	64	63	64	65	72	88	92	84	69	62	61	63
Thu	58	60	64	71	68	62	63	63	64	73	89	95	84	72	62	60	64
Fri	58	58	60	62	62	62	65	69	76	92	102	98	86	67	61	60	61
Sat	58	57	57	57	58	62	67	70	69	65	63	61	59	59	58	59	58
Sun	59	56	56	56	57	58	64	67	64	62	62	60	59	58	59	60	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	62	68	64	62	63	63	63	68	81	84	74	65	60	60	62
Tue	58	61	65	73	69	63	63	63	63	70	85	90	83	69	61	60	63
Wed	58	60	64	72	69	64	63	64	65	72	88	92	84	69	62	61	63
Thu	58	60	64	71	68	62	63	63	64	73	89	95	84	72	62	60	64
Fri	58	58	60	62	62	62	65	69	76	92	102	98	86	67	61	60	61
Sat	58	57	57	57	58	62	67	70	69	65	63	61	59	59	58	59	58
Sun	59	56	56	56	57	58	64	67	64	62	62	60	59	58	59	60	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	62	68	64	62	63	63	63	68	81	84	74	65	60	60	62
Tue	58	61	65	73	69	63	63	63	63	70	85	90	83	69	61	60	63
Wed	58	60	64	72	69	64	63	64	65	72	88	92	84	69	62	61	63
Thu	58	60	64	71	68	62	63	63	64	73	89	95	84	72	62	60	64
Fri	58	58	60	62	62	62	65	69	76	92	102	98	86	67	61	60	61
Sat	58	57	57	57	58	62	67	70	69	65	63	61	59	59	58	59	58
Sun	59	56	56	56	57	58	64	67	64	62	62	60	59	58	59	60	62