Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Amesbury
Right now (3:51 am EST): about 64 minutes via I-495 North, usually 65 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 64 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 67 |
| Tue | 64 | 66 | 71 | 80 | 72 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 86 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 66 |
| Wed | 64 | 65 | 71 | 79 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 80 | 89 | 87 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 67 |
| Thu | 64 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 85 | 97 | 94 | 77 | 65 | 64 | 66 |
| Fri | 64 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 84 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 77 | 65 | 64 | 63 |
| Sat | 63 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 |
| Sun | 64 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 66 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Worcester to Amesbury (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (70 minutes).
About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Amesbury 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 Worcester to Amesbury?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Worcester to Amesbury?
The 69-mile drive usually takes 63 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Worcester to Amesbury?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 North in Boston (55 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (9 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (4 miles)
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