Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Woburn to Worcester

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 101 minutes via I-90 West and I-95 South, usually 97 at this time.

Only 34% 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 48-mile drive from Woburn to Worcester (via I-90 West and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (68 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Worcester to Woburn

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 31 miles: 52 to 122 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 Woburn (Common Street) 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 Woburn to Worcester by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6868686868686872707796979579707073
Tue66699814413181737071919810594102676868
Wed6868686868686868686868686868686868
Thu6868686868686868686868686868686868
Fri6868686868686868686868686868686868
Sat6868686868686868686868686868686868
Sun6868686868686868686868686868686868

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 Woburn to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 66 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woburn to Worcester?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (8 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (8 miles)

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