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Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Worcester

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 124 minutes via I-95 North and I-90 West, usually 117 at this time.

Only 45% 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.

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Quincy to Worcester (via I-95 North and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 162 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (74 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Worcester to Quincy

Freeway, about 24 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 30 miles: 50 to 120 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Quincy (Faxon Avenue) to central Worcester (Main Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Quincy to Worcester by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7474747474747481789311611711097817773
Tue718212216214897888283103134115118113847474
Wed7474747474747474747474747474747474
Thu7474747474747474747474747474747474
Fri7474747474747474747474747474747474
Sat7474747474747474747474747474747474
Sun7474747474747474747474747474747474

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 Quincy to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 71 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Worcester?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (9 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (4 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles)

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