Best Time to Drive from Milford to Worcester

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 32 minutes via I-495 North, usually 33 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Milford 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	32	32	33	40	38	34	34	35	34	35	39	46	42	32	32	32	32
Tue	32	32	33	43	43	35	34	35	34	35	40	49	51	34	33	32	33
Wed	32	32	33	45	43	35	34	35	34	35	42	50	53	36	33	33	33
Thu	32	32	33	40	39	36	34	34	34	35	43	53	53	36	32	32	33
Fri	32	32	33	35	34	34	35	40	41	47	50	52	49	41	33	32	32
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	35	33	33	32	32	31	31	32	32
Sun	32	32	31	31	31	31	33	35	36	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Milford to Worcester (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (21 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Milford 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 Milford to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 32 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Milford to Worcester?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (11 miles)

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Milford to Boston · Milford 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	32	32	33	40	38	34	34	35	34	35	39	46	42	32	32	32	32
Tue	32	32	33	43	43	35	34	35	34	35	40	49	51	34	33	32	33
Wed	32	32	33	45	43	35	34	35	34	35	42	50	53	36	33	33	33
Thu	32	32	33	40	39	36	34	34	34	35	43	53	53	36	32	32	33
Fri	32	32	33	35	34	34	35	40	41	47	50	52	49	41	33	32	32
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	35	33	33	32	32	31	31	32	32
Sun	32	32	31	31	31	31	33	35	36	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	33	40	38	34	34	35	34	35	39	46	42	32	32	32	32
Tue	32	32	33	43	43	35	34	35	34	35	40	49	51	34	33	32	33
Wed	32	32	33	45	43	35	34	35	34	35	42	50	53	36	33	33	33
Thu	32	32	33	40	39	36	34	34	34	35	43	53	53	36	32	32	33
Fri	32	32	33	35	34	34	35	40	41	47	50	52	49	41	33	32	32
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	35	33	33	32	32	31	31	32	32
Sun	32	32	31	31	31	31	33	35	36	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	32	33	40	38	34	34	35	34	35	39	46	42	32	32	32	32
Tue	32	32	33	43	43	35	34	35	34	35	40	49	51	34	33	32	33
Wed	32	32	33	45	43	35	34	35	34	35	42	50	53	36	33	33	33
Thu	32	32	33	40	39	36	34	34	34	35	43	53	53	36	32	32	33
Fri	32	32	33	35	34	34	35	40	41	47	50	52	49	41	33	32	32
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	33	35	36	35	33	33	32	32	31	31	32	32
Sun	32	32	31	31	31	31	33	35	36	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32