Best Time to Drive from Taunton to Worcester

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via I-495 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Taunton 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	55	56	58	62	58	59	58	59	58	59	64	66	64	58	55	55	56
Tue	55	56	59	67	62	58	58	58	57	59	65	75	71	60	56	56	56
Wed	55	56	59	66	61	58	58	58	58	60	69	74	72	60	55	56	56
Thu	55	56	59	63	60	59	58	58	58	60	68	76	75	60	56	55	56
Fri	55	55	58	57	58	58	60	63	63	68	73	78	75	61	57	56	56
Sat	55	55	54	54	54	57	57	57	57	56	57	55	54	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	54	54	53	55	57	59	56	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Taunton to Worcester (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 55 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 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Taunton 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 Taunton to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 55 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Taunton to Worcester?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (39 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Taunton (return trip) · Taunton to Boston · Taunton to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	58	62	58	59	58	59	58	59	64	66	64	58	55	55	56
Tue	55	56	59	67	62	58	58	58	57	59	65	75	71	60	56	56	56
Wed	55	56	59	66	61	58	58	58	58	60	69	74	72	60	55	56	56
Thu	55	56	59	63	60	59	58	58	58	60	68	76	75	60	56	55	56
Fri	55	55	58	57	58	58	60	63	63	68	73	78	75	61	57	56	56
Sat	55	55	54	54	54	57	57	57	57	56	57	55	54	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	54	54	53	55	57	59	56	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	58	62	58	59	58	59	58	59	64	66	64	58	55	55	56
Tue	55	56	59	67	62	58	58	58	57	59	65	75	71	60	56	56	56
Wed	55	56	59	66	61	58	58	58	58	60	69	74	72	60	55	56	56
Thu	55	56	59	63	60	59	58	58	58	60	68	76	75	60	56	55	56
Fri	55	55	58	57	58	58	60	63	63	68	73	78	75	61	57	56	56
Sat	55	55	54	54	54	57	57	57	57	56	57	55	54	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	54	54	53	55	57	59	56	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	58	62	58	59	58	59	58	59	64	66	64	58	55	55	56
Tue	55	56	59	67	62	58	58	58	57	59	65	75	71	60	56	56	56
Wed	55	56	59	66	61	58	58	58	58	60	69	74	72	60	55	56	56
Thu	55	56	59	63	60	59	58	58	58	60	68	76	75	60	56	55	56
Fri	55	55	58	57	58	58	60	63	63	68	73	78	75	61	57	56	56
Sat	55	55	54	54	54	57	57	57	57	56	57	55	54	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	54	54	53	55	57	59	56	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	56