Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Mansfield to Worcester
Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 45 minutes via I-495 North, usually 46 at this time.
Only 43% 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 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 61 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| Tue | 47 | 47 | 49 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 71 | 72 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 48 |
| Wed | 47 | 47 | 48 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 47 |
| Thu | 47 | 47 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| Fri | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 47 |
| Sat | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Sun | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Mansfield to Worcester (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).
About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mansfield 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 Mansfield to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Mansfield to Worcester?
The 43-mile drive usually takes 46 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Mansfield to Worcester?
Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 North in Boston (26 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (3 miles)
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