Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Braintree

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 117 minutes via I-90 East and I-95 South, usually 129 at this time.

Only 41% 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 53-mile drive from Worcester to Braintree (via I-90 East and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (74 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Braintree to Worcester

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 31 miles: 52 to 106 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 Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7474747474747878849210612910480757372
Tue77941141191191117879869910913711383947474
Wed7474747474747474747474747474747474
Thu7474747474747474747474747474747474
Fri7474747474747474747474747474747474
Sat7474747474747474747474747474747474
Sun7474747474747474747474747474747474

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 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 72 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Braintree?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (7 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (3 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles)

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