Best Time to Drive from Norton to Worcester

Right now (8:06 pm EST): about 51 minutes via I-495 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Norton 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	49	50	52	57	53	52	52	53	52	53	58	61	61	52	50	50	50
Tue	50	51	53	61	56	52	52	52	51	54	59	69	69	54	50	50	50
Wed	50	50	52	61	55	52	52	52	52	53	62	70	73	55	50	50	50
Thu	50	50	52	57	54	53	52	52	52	54	63	72	70	55	50	50	50
Fri	49	50	51	52	51	52	53	57	58	63	68	71	70	58	51	50	50
Sat	50	49	49	49	49	51	51	52	51	50	51	49	49	49	49	49	49
Sun	49	49	48	48	48	49	51	53	51	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Norton to Worcester (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 73 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (19 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norton 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 Norton to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 49 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norton to Worcester?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (34 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Norton (return trip) · Norton to Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	52	57	53	52	52	53	52	53	58	61	61	52	50	50	50
Tue	50	51	53	61	56	52	52	52	51	54	59	69	69	54	50	50	50
Wed	50	50	52	61	55	52	52	52	52	53	62	70	73	55	50	50	50
Thu	50	50	52	57	54	53	52	52	52	54	63	72	70	55	50	50	50
Fri	49	50	51	52	51	52	53	57	58	63	68	71	70	58	51	50	50
Sat	50	49	49	49	49	51	51	52	51	50	51	49	49	49	49	49	49
Sun	49	49	48	48	48	49	51	53	51	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	52	57	53	52	52	53	52	53	58	61	61	52	50	50	50
Tue	50	51	53	61	56	52	52	52	51	54	59	69	69	54	50	50	50
Wed	50	50	52	61	55	52	52	52	52	53	62	70	73	55	50	50	50
Thu	50	50	52	57	54	53	52	52	52	54	63	72	70	55	50	50	50
Fri	49	50	51	52	51	52	53	57	58	63	68	71	70	58	51	50	50
Sat	50	49	49	49	49	51	51	52	51	50	51	49	49	49	49	49	49
Sun	49	49	48	48	48	49	51	53	51	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	52	57	53	52	52	53	52	53	58	61	61	52	50	50	50
Tue	50	51	53	61	56	52	52	52	51	54	59	69	69	54	50	50	50
Wed	50	50	52	61	55	52	52	52	52	53	62	70	73	55	50	50	50
Thu	50	50	52	57	54	53	52	52	52	54	63	72	70	55	50	50	50
Fri	49	50	51	52	51	52	53	57	58	63	68	71	70	58	51	50	50
Sat	50	49	49	49	49	51	51	52	51	50	51	49	49	49	49	49	49
Sun	49	49	48	48	48	49	51	53	51	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50