Best Time to Drive from Worcester to BOS

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 65 minutes via I-90 East, usually 53 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Worcester to BOS 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	49	54	74	80	68	58	55	55	55	59	67	72	69	59	53	53	58
Tue	49	55	96	102	83	65	56	55	55	58	69	76	81	67	54	52	55
Wed	50	56	90	101	83	64	57	57	57	61	77	83	84	71	55	52	58
Thu	50	56	87	93	77	62	58	56	57	66	81	92	91	72	57	52	59
Fri	50	52	60	63	58	56	56	60	67	78	89	90	85	74	59	54	53
Sat	50	49	50	50	50	52	56	58	59	60	62	59	57	56	51	51	51
Sun	50	49	49	49	50	50	52	55	59	58	58	57	56	55	53	53	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Worcester to BOS (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (14 to 26 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 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) 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 BOS?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 49 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to BOS?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (39 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	54	74	80	68	58	55	55	55	59	67	72	69	59	53	53	58
Tue	49	55	96	102	83	65	56	55	55	58	69	76	81	67	54	52	55
Wed	50	56	90	101	83	64	57	57	57	61	77	83	84	71	55	52	58
Thu	50	56	87	93	77	62	58	56	57	66	81	92	91	72	57	52	59
Fri	50	52	60	63	58	56	56	60	67	78	89	90	85	74	59	54	53
Sat	50	49	50	50	50	52	56	58	59	60	62	59	57	56	51	51	51
Sun	50	49	49	49	50	50	52	55	59	58	58	57	56	55	53	53	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	54	74	80	68	58	55	55	55	59	67	72	69	59	53	53	58
Tue	49	55	96	102	83	65	56	55	55	58	69	76	81	67	54	52	55
Wed	50	56	90	101	83	64	57	57	57	61	77	83	84	71	55	52	58
Thu	50	56	87	93	77	62	58	56	57	66	81	92	91	72	57	52	59
Fri	50	52	60	63	58	56	56	60	67	78	89	90	85	74	59	54	53
Sat	50	49	50	50	50	52	56	58	59	60	62	59	57	56	51	51	51
Sun	50	49	49	49	50	50	52	55	59	58	58	57	56	55	53	53	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	54	74	80	68	58	55	55	55	59	67	72	69	59	53	53	58
Tue	49	55	96	102	83	65	56	55	55	58	69	76	81	67	54	52	55
Wed	50	56	90	101	83	64	57	57	57	61	77	83	84	71	55	52	58
Thu	50	56	87	93	77	62	58	56	57	66	81	92	91	72	57	52	59
Fri	50	52	60	63	58	56	56	60	67	78	89	90	85	74	59	54	53
Sat	50	49	50	50	50	52	56	58	59	60	62	59	57	56	51	51	51
Sun	50	49	49	49	50	50	52	55	59	58	58	57	56	55	53	53	58