Best Time to Drive from Natick to Woburn

Right now (3:50 pm EDT): about 58 minutes via I-95 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Natick to Woburn 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	30	30	35	42	41	34	33	33	33	37	53	58	58	42	31	30	31
Tue	30	30	35	47	49	40	35	34	33	39	61	69	69	54	34	30	32
Wed	30	30	35	45	48	40	35	34	33	42	63	70	72	57	35	31	32
Thu	30	30	35	43	46	38	35	34	35	46	73	80	78	61	37	30	32
Fri	30	30	32	35	34	34	38	42	47	63	75	71	61	44	33	31	32
Sat	30	29	29	29	29	32	37	39	41	38	37	34	33	32	30	30	30
Sun	30	29	29	29	29	29	31	34	36	33	32	31	31	30	30	31	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Natick to Woburn (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (16 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Natick (West Central Street) to central Woburn (Common Street) 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 Natick to Woburn?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Natick to Woburn?

The 23-mile drive usually takes 29 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Natick to Woburn?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (15 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woburn to Natick (return trip) · Natick to Boston · Natick to Cambridge · Natick to Quincy · Natick to Worcester · Natick to Lowell · Natick to Burlington MA · Natick to Braintree · Natick to Peabody · Natick to Andover · Natick to Brockton · Natick to Plymouth MA

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	35	42	41	34	33	33	33	37	53	58	58	42	31	30	31
Tue	30	30	35	47	49	40	35	34	33	39	61	69	69	54	34	30	32
Wed	30	30	35	45	48	40	35	34	33	42	63	70	72	57	35	31	32
Thu	30	30	35	43	46	38	35	34	35	46	73	80	78	61	37	30	32
Fri	30	30	32	35	34	34	38	42	47	63	75	71	61	44	33	31	32
Sat	30	29	29	29	29	32	37	39	41	38	37	34	33	32	30	30	30
Sun	30	29	29	29	29	29	31	34	36	33	32	31	31	30	30	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	35	42	41	34	33	33	33	37	53	58	58	42	31	30	31
Tue	30	30	35	47	49	40	35	34	33	39	61	69	69	54	34	30	32
Wed	30	30	35	45	48	40	35	34	33	42	63	70	72	57	35	31	32
Thu	30	30	35	43	46	38	35	34	35	46	73	80	78	61	37	30	32
Fri	30	30	32	35	34	34	38	42	47	63	75	71	61	44	33	31	32
Sat	30	29	29	29	29	32	37	39	41	38	37	34	33	32	30	30	30
Sun	30	29	29	29	29	29	31	34	36	33	32	31	31	30	30	31	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	35	42	41	34	33	33	33	37	53	58	58	42	31	30	31
Tue	30	30	35	47	49	40	35	34	33	39	61	69	69	54	34	30	32
Wed	30	30	35	45	48	40	35	34	33	42	63	70	72	57	35	31	32
Thu	30	30	35	43	46	38	35	34	35	46	73	80	78	61	37	30	32
Fri	30	30	32	35	34	34	38	42	47	63	75	71	61	44	33	31	32
Sat	30	29	29	29	29	32	37	39	41	38	37	34	33	32	30	30	30
Sun	30	29	29	29	29	29	31	34	36	33	32	31	31	30	30	31	31