Best Time to Drive from Wakefield to Worcester

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-495 South and I-95 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Wakefield 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	52	52	60	70	65	57	57	57	57	61	69	72	67	60	54	54	55
Tue	52	53	64	80	76	63	58	57	57	60	73	81	75	65	55	54	57
Wed	52	52	63	78	74	63	58	58	59	62	76	82	76	67	56	54	56
Thu	52	53	63	74	71	60	58	58	59	65	80	87	79	70	56	54	56
Fri	52	52	56	60	57	56	60	63	65	79	92	93	79	62	56	54	55
Sat	52	50	51	51	52	54	59	62	62	59	60	57	55	55	53	53	52
Sun	53	51	50	50	51	51	58	62	60	59	59	57	56	54	54	54	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Wakefield to Worcester (via I-495 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Wakefield 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 Wakefield to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 51 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Wakefield to Worcester?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (29 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Worcester to Wakefield (return trip) · Wakefield to Boston · Wakefield 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	52	52	60	70	65	57	57	57	57	61	69	72	67	60	54	54	55
Tue	52	53	64	80	76	63	58	57	57	60	73	81	75	65	55	54	57
Wed	52	52	63	78	74	63	58	58	59	62	76	82	76	67	56	54	56
Thu	52	53	63	74	71	60	58	58	59	65	80	87	79	70	56	54	56
Fri	52	52	56	60	57	56	60	63	65	79	92	93	79	62	56	54	55
Sat	52	50	51	51	52	54	59	62	62	59	60	57	55	55	53	53	52
Sun	53	51	50	50	51	51	58	62	60	59	59	57	56	54	54	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	60	70	65	57	57	57	57	61	69	72	67	60	54	54	55
Tue	52	53	64	80	76	63	58	57	57	60	73	81	75	65	55	54	57
Wed	52	52	63	78	74	63	58	58	59	62	76	82	76	67	56	54	56
Thu	52	53	63	74	71	60	58	58	59	65	80	87	79	70	56	54	56
Fri	52	52	56	60	57	56	60	63	65	79	92	93	79	62	56	54	55
Sat	52	50	51	51	52	54	59	62	62	59	60	57	55	55	53	53	52
Sun	53	51	50	50	51	51	58	62	60	59	59	57	56	54	54	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	60	70	65	57	57	57	57	61	69	72	67	60	54	54	55
Tue	52	53	64	80	76	63	58	57	57	60	73	81	75	65	55	54	57
Wed	52	52	63	78	74	63	58	58	59	62	76	82	76	67	56	54	56
Thu	52	53	63	74	71	60	58	58	59	65	80	87	79	70	56	54	56
Fri	52	52	56	60	57	56	60	63	65	79	92	93	79	62	56	54	55
Sat	52	50	51	51	52	54	59	62	62	59	60	57	55	55	53	53	52
Sun	53	51	50	50	51	51	58	62	60	59	59	57	56	54	54	54	54