Best Time to Drive from Newton to Worcester

Right now (4:49 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via I-90 West, usually 44 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newton to Worcester by day and time you leave (local time)
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Tue	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	33	34	34	39	49	51	46	36	32	33
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Fri	32	32	31	32	33	33	37	43	43	50	59	65	64	48	36	33	33
Sat	33	31	31	31	31	35	42	41	38	35	33	32	32	32	31	32	32
Sun	33	31	31	30	31	32	37	43	43	40	36	35	35	34	32	32	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Newton to Worcester (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (44 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Newton (Homer Street) to central Worcester (Main 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 Newton to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 11 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 31 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Worcester?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (36 miles)

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More drives

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

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