Best Time to Drive from Norwood to Worcester

Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 41 minutes via I-90 West and I-95 North, usually 42 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Norwood 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	41	41	44	50	51	45	46	47	45	44	47	49	51	46	42	42	43
Tue	41	41	44	55	57	48	45	44	44	45	49	57	57	50	44	42	43
Wed	41	41	44	54	54	47	45	45	44	45	50	60	56	52	44	42	43
Thu	41	41	44	51	53	47	46	46	46	48	54	59	60	53	44	42	42
Fri	41	41	43	45	45	45	51	55	56	66	74	78	72	56	45	43	42
Sat	43	40	40	40	41	46	53	53	48	45	43	42	41	41	41	41	41
Sun	42	40	39	39	39	42	49	55	52	49	46	44	45	43	42	41	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Norwood to Worcester (via I-90 West and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Norwood 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 Norwood to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwood to Worcester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (33 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Norwood (return trip) · Norwood 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	41	41	44	50	51	45	46	47	45	44	47	49	51	46	42	42	43
Tue	41	41	44	55	57	48	45	44	44	45	49	57	57	50	44	42	43
Wed	41	41	44	54	54	47	45	45	44	45	50	60	56	52	44	42	43
Thu	41	41	44	51	53	47	46	46	46	48	54	59	60	53	44	42	42
Fri	41	41	43	45	45	45	51	55	56	66	74	78	72	56	45	43	42
Sat	43	40	40	40	41	46	53	53	48	45	43	42	41	41	41	41	41
Sun	42	40	39	39	39	42	49	55	52	49	46	44	45	43	42	41	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	44	50	51	45	46	47	45	44	47	49	51	46	42	42	43
Tue	41	41	44	55	57	48	45	44	44	45	49	57	57	50	44	42	43
Wed	41	41	44	54	54	47	45	45	44	45	50	60	56	52	44	42	43
Thu	41	41	44	51	53	47	46	46	46	48	54	59	60	53	44	42	42
Fri	41	41	43	45	45	45	51	55	56	66	74	78	72	56	45	43	42
Sat	43	40	40	40	41	46	53	53	48	45	43	42	41	41	41	41	41
Sun	42	40	39	39	39	42	49	55	52	49	46	44	45	43	42	41	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	44	50	51	45	46	47	45	44	47	49	51	46	42	42	43
Tue	41	41	44	55	57	48	45	44	44	45	49	57	57	50	44	42	43
Wed	41	41	44	54	54	47	45	45	44	45	50	60	56	52	44	42	43
Thu	41	41	44	51	53	47	46	46	46	48	54	59	60	53	44	42	42
Fri	41	41	43	45	45	45	51	55	56	66	74	78	72	56	45	43	42
Sat	43	40	40	40	41	46	53	53	48	45	43	42	41	41	41	41	41
Sun	42	40	39	39	39	42	49	55	52	49	46	44	45	43	42	41	42