Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Braintree

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 61 minutes via I-90 East and I-95 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Braintree 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	55	59	74	74	67	62	60	60	62	68	78	83	74	60	56	56	56
Tue	55	62	91	91	79	66	60	59	62	69	82	90	89	67	57	56	56
Wed	55	62	86	90	77	65	62	62	64	72	85	95	90	68	57	56	58
Thu	55	62	83	82	72	64	62	61	65	73	86	97	93	72	59	56	57
Fri	55	58	64	65	62	61	63	67	70	80	90	91	84	71	58	57	56
Sat	54	53	53	54	54	57	62	62	62	64	64	63	59	57	55	55	55
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	61	58	58	57	58	58	56	56	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Worcester to Braintree (via I-90 East and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 30 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 Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 55 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Braintree?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (25 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (6 miles)

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More drives

Braintree to Worcester (return trip) · Worcester to Boston · Worcester to Cambridge · Worcester to Quincy · Worcester to Newton · Worcester to Waltham · Worcester to Framingham · Worcester to Lowell · Worcester to Burlington MA · Worcester to Woburn · Worcester to Dedham · Worcester to Peabody

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	74	74	67	62	60	60	62	68	78	83	74	60	56	56	56
Tue	55	62	91	91	79	66	60	59	62	69	82	90	89	67	57	56	56
Wed	55	62	86	90	77	65	62	62	64	72	85	95	90	68	57	56	58
Thu	55	62	83	82	72	64	62	61	65	73	86	97	93	72	59	56	57
Fri	55	58	64	65	62	61	63	67	70	80	90	91	84	71	58	57	56
Sat	54	53	53	54	54	57	62	62	62	64	64	63	59	57	55	55	55
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	61	58	58	57	58	58	56	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	74	74	67	62	60	60	62	68	78	83	74	60	56	56	56
Tue	55	62	91	91	79	66	60	59	62	69	82	90	89	67	57	56	56
Wed	55	62	86	90	77	65	62	62	64	72	85	95	90	68	57	56	58
Thu	55	62	83	82	72	64	62	61	65	73	86	97	93	72	59	56	57
Fri	55	58	64	65	62	61	63	67	70	80	90	91	84	71	58	57	56
Sat	54	53	53	54	54	57	62	62	62	64	64	63	59	57	55	55	55
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	61	58	58	57	58	58	56	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	74	74	67	62	60	60	62	68	78	83	74	60	56	56	56
Tue	55	62	91	91	79	66	60	59	62	69	82	90	89	67	57	56	56
Wed	55	62	86	90	77	65	62	62	64	72	85	95	90	68	57	56	58
Thu	55	62	83	82	72	64	62	61	65	73	86	97	93	72	59	56	57
Fri	55	58	64	65	62	61	63	67	70	80	90	91	84	71	58	57	56
Sat	54	53	53	54	54	57	62	62	62	64	64	63	59	57	55	55	55
Sun	54	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	61	58	58	57	58	58	56	56	56