Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Burlington MA

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via I-495 North and I-290 East and US-3 South, usually 47 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Worcester to Burlington MA 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	47	52	58	59	53	49	50	49	49	50	54	55	54	49	48	48	51
Tue	48	53	61	66	56	50	49	49	48	50	55	57	58	51	47	48	50
Wed	48	53	62	65	58	53	50	49	48	50	57	60	58	50	47	48	50
Thu	48	53	60	61	55	51	50	50	50	53	59	64	62	53	47	48	49
Fri	47	50	51	50	49	51	53	54	56	61	65	64	59	53	48	47	48
Sat	47	47	46	46	47	48	52	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	47	47
Sun	48	46	46	45	45	46	47	50	51	49	48	48	48	48	47	48	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Worcester to Burlington MA (via I-495 North and I-290 East and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 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 Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Worcester to Burlington MA?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (24 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (11 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (10 miles)

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More drives

Burlington MA 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 Woburn · Worcester to Braintree · 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	47	52	58	59	53	49	50	49	49	50	54	55	54	49	48	48	51
Tue	48	53	61	66	56	50	49	49	48	50	55	57	58	51	47	48	50
Wed	48	53	62	65	58	53	50	49	48	50	57	60	58	50	47	48	50
Thu	48	53	60	61	55	51	50	50	50	53	59	64	62	53	47	48	49
Fri	47	50	51	50	49	51	53	54	56	61	65	64	59	53	48	47	48
Sat	47	47	46	46	47	48	52	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	47	47
Sun	48	46	46	45	45	46	47	50	51	49	48	48	48	48	47	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	58	59	53	49	50	49	49	50	54	55	54	49	48	48	51
Tue	48	53	61	66	56	50	49	49	48	50	55	57	58	51	47	48	50
Wed	48	53	62	65	58	53	50	49	48	50	57	60	58	50	47	48	50
Thu	48	53	60	61	55	51	50	50	50	53	59	64	62	53	47	48	49
Fri	47	50	51	50	49	51	53	54	56	61	65	64	59	53	48	47	48
Sat	47	47	46	46	47	48	52	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	47	47
Sun	48	46	46	45	45	46	47	50	51	49	48	48	48	48	47	48	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	58	59	53	49	50	49	49	50	54	55	54	49	48	48	51
Tue	48	53	61	66	56	50	49	49	48	50	55	57	58	51	47	48	50
Wed	48	53	62	65	58	53	50	49	48	50	57	60	58	50	47	48	50
Thu	48	53	60	61	55	51	50	50	50	53	59	64	62	53	47	48	49
Fri	47	50	51	50	49	51	53	54	56	61	65	64	59	53	48	47	48
Sat	47	47	46	46	47	48	52	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	47	47
Sun	48	46	46	45	45	46	47	50	51	49	48	48	48	48	47	48	49