Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Andover

Right now (3:50 am EST): about 50 minutes via I-495 North and I-290 East, usually 51 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Worcester to Andover 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	51	53	57	60	55	52	53	52	52	53	58	63	61	53	51	50	52
Tue	52	54	60	68	58	53	52	52	51	53	60	66	67	57	50	50	52
Wed	52	53	60	66	59	56	53	53	51	54	63	68	68	56	50	50	52
Thu	52	54	59	62	57	54	53	53	53	57	68	76	75	61	51	50	51
Fri	50	51	52	53	52	54	56	58	61	68	77	78	70	60	51	50	50
Sat	50	49	49	49	49	52	56	55	56	54	53	52	50	50	49	49	49
Sun	50	49	48	47	48	48	50	53	54	52	51	50	51	51	50	50	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Worcester to Andover (via I-495 North and I-290 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 80 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester (Main Street) to central Andover 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 Andover?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 50 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Andover?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (34 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	57	60	55	52	53	52	52	53	58	63	61	53	51	50	52
Tue	52	54	60	68	58	53	52	52	51	53	60	66	67	57	50	50	52
Wed	52	53	60	66	59	56	53	53	51	54	63	68	68	56	50	50	52
Thu	52	54	59	62	57	54	53	53	53	57	68	76	75	61	51	50	51
Fri	50	51	52	53	52	54	56	58	61	68	77	78	70	60	51	50	50
Sat	50	49	49	49	49	52	56	55	56	54	53	52	50	50	49	49	49
Sun	50	49	48	47	48	48	50	53	54	52	51	50	51	51	50	50	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	57	60	55	52	53	52	52	53	58	63	61	53	51	50	52
Tue	52	54	60	68	58	53	52	52	51	53	60	66	67	57	50	50	52
Wed	52	53	60	66	59	56	53	53	51	54	63	68	68	56	50	50	52
Thu	52	54	59	62	57	54	53	53	53	57	68	76	75	61	51	50	51
Fri	50	51	52	53	52	54	56	58	61	68	77	78	70	60	51	50	50
Sat	50	49	49	49	49	52	56	55	56	54	53	52	50	50	49	49	49
Sun	50	49	48	47	48	48	50	53	54	52	51	50	51	51	50	50	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	57	60	55	52	53	52	52	53	58	63	61	53	51	50	52
Tue	52	54	60	68	58	53	52	52	51	53	60	66	67	57	50	50	52
Wed	52	53	60	66	59	56	53	53	51	54	63	68	68	56	50	50	52
Thu	52	54	59	62	57	54	53	53	53	57	68	76	75	61	51	50	51
Fri	50	51	52	53	52	54	56	58	61	68	77	78	70	60	51	50	50
Sat	50	49	49	49	49	52	56	55	56	54	53	52	50	50	49	49	49
Sun	50	49	48	47	48	48	50	53	54	52	51	50	51	51	50	50	51