Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Middleborough to Worcester
Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 59 minutes via I-495 North, usually 60 at this time.
Only 61% 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 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 75 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
| Tue | 61 | 62 | 64 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 79 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 62 |
| Wed | 61 | 61 | 64 | 72 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 81 | 87 | 81 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 62 |
| Thu | 61 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 82 | 88 | 83 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
| Fri | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 61 |
| Sat | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Sun | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Middleborough to Worcester (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).
About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Middleborough 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 Middleborough to Worcester?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Middleborough to Worcester?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 60 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Middleborough to Worcester?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 North in Boston (40 miles)
Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow
More drives
Worcester to Middleborough (return trip) · Middleborough to Boston