Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Brighton

Right now (8:48 pm EDT): about 42 minutes via I-90 East, usually 45 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Brighton 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	40	45	60	64	55	47	45	45	44	44	47	53	52	46	42	42	45
Tue	40	46	76	84	67	53	45	44	44	45	47	53	60	49	43	42	44
Wed	41	46	71	80	67	52	47	46	46	46	53	58	62	52	43	42	45
Thu	41	47	70	75	61	49	47	46	45	46	51	60	66	53	45	42	45
Fri	41	43	49	51	47	45	46	47	49	52	57	64	63	57	46	43	42
Sat	40	40	40	41	40	42	45	46	45	45	46	45	43	43	41	41	41
Sun	40	40	39	40	40	41	42	44	46	43	43	43	44	43	42	42	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Worcester to Brighton (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Brighton 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 Brighton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 40 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Brighton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (29 miles)

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More drives

Brighton 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 Braintree · Worcester to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	60	64	55	47	45	45	44	44	47	53	52	46	42	42	45
Tue	40	46	76	84	67	53	45	44	44	45	47	53	60	49	43	42	44
Wed	41	46	71	80	67	52	47	46	46	46	53	58	62	52	43	42	45
Thu	41	47	70	75	61	49	47	46	45	46	51	60	66	53	45	42	45
Fri	41	43	49	51	47	45	46	47	49	52	57	64	63	57	46	43	42
Sat	40	40	40	41	40	42	45	46	45	45	46	45	43	43	41	41	41
Sun	40	40	39	40	40	41	42	44	46	43	43	43	44	43	42	42	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	60	64	55	47	45	45	44	44	47	53	52	46	42	42	45
Tue	40	46	76	84	67	53	45	44	44	45	47	53	60	49	43	42	44
Wed	41	46	71	80	67	52	47	46	46	46	53	58	62	52	43	42	45
Thu	41	47	70	75	61	49	47	46	45	46	51	60	66	53	45	42	45
Fri	41	43	49	51	47	45	46	47	49	52	57	64	63	57	46	43	42
Sat	40	40	40	41	40	42	45	46	45	45	46	45	43	43	41	41	41
Sun	40	40	39	40	40	41	42	44	46	43	43	43	44	43	42	42	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	60	64	55	47	45	45	44	44	47	53	52	46	42	42	45
Tue	40	46	76	84	67	53	45	44	44	45	47	53	60	49	43	42	44
Wed	41	46	71	80	67	52	47	46	46	46	53	58	62	52	43	42	45
Thu	41	47	70	75	61	49	47	46	45	46	51	60	66	53	45	42	45
Fri	41	43	49	51	47	45	46	47	49	52	57	64	63	57	46	43	42
Sat	40	40	40	41	40	42	45	46	45	45	46	45	43	43	41	41	41
Sun	40	40	39	40	40	41	42	44	46	43	43	43	44	43	42	42	45