Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Worcester

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 63 minutes via I-90 West and I-95 South, usually 59 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	68	81	71	61	61	63	62	66	72	75	76	66	56	56	58
Tue	55	56	79	100	88	69	62	62	62	69	78	85	86	72	60	56	58
Wed	55	55	75	97	86	68	62	60	61	69	80	85	87	74	60	57	58
Thu	55	55	74	90	81	65	63	62	64	71	83	90	92	79	61	57	58
Fri	55	54	60	65	61	61	69	71	79	92	96	100	91	73	60	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	53	54	62	69	69	67	65	66	64	62	61	58	56	55
Sun	56	53	52	52	53	57	67	72	71	68	67	64	63	61	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 101 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (74 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Worcester?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 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	68	81	71	61	61	63	62	66	72	75	76	66	56	56	58
Tue	55	56	79	100	88	69	62	62	62	69	78	85	86	72	60	56	58
Wed	55	55	75	97	86	68	62	60	61	69	80	85	87	74	60	57	58
Thu	55	55	74	90	81	65	63	62	64	71	83	90	92	79	61	57	58
Fri	55	54	60	65	61	61	69	71	79	92	96	100	91	73	60	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	53	54	62	69	69	67	65	66	64	62	61	58	56	55
Sun	56	53	52	52	53	57	67	72	71	68	67	64	63	61	59	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	68	81	71	61	61	63	62	66	72	75	76	66	56	56	58
Tue	55	56	79	100	88	69	62	62	62	69	78	85	86	72	60	56	58
Wed	55	55	75	97	86	68	62	60	61	69	80	85	87	74	60	57	58
Thu	55	55	74	90	81	65	63	62	64	71	83	90	92	79	61	57	58
Fri	55	54	60	65	61	61	69	71	79	92	96	100	91	73	60	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	53	54	62	69	69	67	65	66	64	62	61	58	56	55
Sun	56	53	52	52	53	57	67	72	71	68	67	64	63	61	59	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	68	81	71	61	61	63	62	66	72	75	76	66	56	56	58
Tue	55	56	79	100	88	69	62	62	62	69	78	85	86	72	60	56	58
Wed	55	55	75	97	86	68	62	60	61	69	80	85	87	74	60	57	58
Thu	55	55	74	90	81	65	63	62	64	71	83	90	92	79	61	57	58
Fri	55	54	60	65	61	61	69	71	79	92	96	100	91	73	60	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	53	54	62	69	69	67	65	66	64	62	61	58	56	55
Sun	56	53	52	52	53	57	67	72	71	68	67	64	63	61	59	57	57