Best Time to Drive from Stoughton to Worcester

Right now (3:20 am EDT): about 52 minutes via I-90 West and I-95 North.

Only 74% 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 Stoughton 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	50	51	57	66	63	56	57	57	55	57	60	64	62	56	51	51	53
Tue	50	52	59	73	72	59	56	54	54	57	63	73	71	62	53	51	52
Wed	50	52	58	72	69	58	55	55	54	57	65	76	71	62	53	52	52
Thu	51	52	58	69	67	58	57	56	57	61	69	75	74	65	53	51	52
Fri	50	50	54	57	56	57	63	66	69	79	89	94	84	66	55	52	52
Sat	52	49	49	49	50	56	64	62	59	55	54	53	52	51	50	51	50
Sun	51	49	48	48	48	51	59	65	61	59	56	54	54	53	52	51	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Stoughton to Worcester (via I-90 West and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stoughton 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 Stoughton to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 50 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stoughton to Worcester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (33 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Stoughton (return trip) · Stoughton 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	50	51	57	66	63	56	57	57	55	57	60	64	62	56	51	51	53
Tue	50	52	59	73	72	59	56	54	54	57	63	73	71	62	53	51	52
Wed	50	52	58	72	69	58	55	55	54	57	65	76	71	62	53	52	52
Thu	51	52	58	69	67	58	57	56	57	61	69	75	74	65	53	51	52
Fri	50	50	54	57	56	57	63	66	69	79	89	94	84	66	55	52	52
Sat	52	49	49	49	50	56	64	62	59	55	54	53	52	51	50	51	50
Sun	51	49	48	48	48	51	59	65	61	59	56	54	54	53	52	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	57	66	63	56	57	57	55	57	60	64	62	56	51	51	53
Tue	50	52	59	73	72	59	56	54	54	57	63	73	71	62	53	51	52
Wed	50	52	58	72	69	58	55	55	54	57	65	76	71	62	53	52	52
Thu	51	52	58	69	67	58	57	56	57	61	69	75	74	65	53	51	52
Fri	50	50	54	57	56	57	63	66	69	79	89	94	84	66	55	52	52
Sat	52	49	49	49	50	56	64	62	59	55	54	53	52	51	50	51	50
Sun	51	49	48	48	48	51	59	65	61	59	56	54	54	53	52	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	57	66	63	56	57	57	55	57	60	64	62	56	51	51	53
Tue	50	52	59	73	72	59	56	54	54	57	63	73	71	62	53	51	52
Wed	50	52	58	72	69	58	55	55	54	57	65	76	71	62	53	52	52
Thu	51	52	58	69	67	58	57	56	57	61	69	75	74	65	53	51	52
Fri	50	50	54	57	56	57	63	66	69	79	89	94	84	66	55	52	52
Sat	52	49	49	49	50	56	64	62	59	55	54	53	52	51	50	51	50
Sun	51	49	48	48	48	51	59	65	61	59	56	54	54	53	52	51	51