Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Burlington MA

Right now (5:17 pm EDT): about 101 minutes via I-90 East and I-95 North, usually 84 at this time.

Only 36% 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 47-mile drive from Worcester to Burlington MA (via I-90 East and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (67 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Burlington MA to Worcester

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 30 miles: 50 to 91 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 Burlington MA 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 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	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	69	69	81	92	104	90	71	66	72	69
Tue	65	75	104	114	104	95	73	79	71	88	90	107	98	69	79	67	67
Wed	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Thu	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Fri	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Sat	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67

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 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 65 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Burlington MA?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (7 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	69	69	81	92	104	90	71	66	72	69
Tue	65	75	104	114	104	95	73	79	71	88	90	107	98	69	79	67	67
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	69	69	81	92	104	90	71	66	72	69
Tue	65	75	104	114	104	95	73	79	71	88	90	107	98	69	79	67	67
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	69	69	81	92	104	90	71	66	72	69
Tue	65	75	104	114	104	95	73	79	71	88	90	107	98	69	79	67	67
Wed	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
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