Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Worcester

Right now (11:50 am EST): about 54 minutes via I-90 West and I-95 South, usually 72 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Peabody 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	54	55	69	82	72	61	61	62	61	65	72	75	76	66	56	56	58
Tue	55	56	80	100	89	68	61	61	61	67	78	85	87	74	60	56	58
Wed	55	55	75	98	87	68	62	61	61	69	80	85	87	74	60	57	58
Thu	55	56	74	90	81	65	62	62	64	69	82	90	92	80	60	57	58
Fri	55	55	60	66	61	61	68	69	75	86	92	97	90	73	60	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	53	55	61	67	67	65	65	65	64	62	60	58	56	55
Sun	56	54	52	52	53	56	65	72	71	67	67	65	64	60	59	57	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Peabody to Worcester (via I-90 West and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.8 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Peabody 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 Peabody to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Worcester?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (34 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (25 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	69	82	72	61	61	62	61	65	72	75	76	66	56	56	58
Tue	55	56	80	100	89	68	61	61	61	67	78	85	87	74	60	56	58
Wed	55	55	75	98	87	68	62	61	61	69	80	85	87	74	60	57	58
Thu	55	56	74	90	81	65	62	62	64	69	82	90	92	80	60	57	58
Fri	55	55	60	66	61	61	68	69	75	86	92	97	90	73	60	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	53	55	61	67	67	65	65	65	64	62	60	58	56	55
Sun	56	54	52	52	53	56	65	72	71	67	67	65	64	60	59	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	69	82	72	61	61	62	61	65	72	75	76	66	56	56	58
Tue	55	56	80	100	89	68	61	61	61	67	78	85	87	74	60	56	58
Wed	55	55	75	98	87	68	62	61	61	69	80	85	87	74	60	57	58
Thu	55	56	74	90	81	65	62	62	64	69	82	90	92	80	60	57	58
Fri	55	55	60	66	61	61	68	69	75	86	92	97	90	73	60	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	53	55	61	67	67	65	65	65	64	62	60	58	56	55
Sun	56	54	52	52	53	56	65	72	71	67	67	65	64	60	59	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	69	82	72	61	61	62	61	65	72	75	76	66	56	56	58
Tue	55	56	80	100	89	68	61	61	61	67	78	85	87	74	60	56	58
Wed	55	55	75	98	87	68	62	61	61	69	80	85	87	74	60	57	58
Thu	55	56	74	90	81	65	62	62	64	69	82	90	92	80	60	57	58
Fri	55	55	60	66	61	61	68	69	75	86	92	97	90	73	60	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	53	55	61	67	67	65	65	65	64	62	60	58	56	55
Sun	56	54	52	52	53	56	65	72	71	67	67	65	64	60	59	57	57