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Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Andover

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 90 minutes via I-495 North and I-290 East, usually 115 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 51-mile drive from Worcester to Andover (via I-495 North and I-290 East) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (70 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Andover to Worcester

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 34 miles: 53 to 96 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 Worcester (Main Street) to central Andover 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 Worcester to Andover by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon70707070707070707076981159971696869
Tue72707998877070717076909996101737070
Wed7070707070707070707070707070707070
Thu7070707070707070707070707070707070
Fri7070707070707070707070707070707070
Sat7070707070707070707070707070707070
Sun7070707070707070707070707070707070

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 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 68 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Andover?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (12 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (5 miles)

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