Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Concord

Right now (8:34 pm EDT): about 88 minutes via I-495 North and I-93 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Concord 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	89	90	94	98	94	91	92	91	91	94	101	112	104	92	89	88	90
Tue	89	91	95	105	97	92	91	91	90	94	108	121	114	96	89	88	90
Wed	89	90	96	103	98	96	92	92	90	95	114	125	115	94	88	88	91
Thu	89	90	96	100	96	94	92	92	93	99	123	134	123	101	89	88	89
Fri	89	89	90	92	91	93	96	101	105	119	139	137	117	101	90	89	88
Sat	88	87	87	87	88	92	99	99	99	95	92	90	88	87	87	87	87
Sun	89	87	86	85	86	87	89	92	94	91	89	89	89	89	88	89	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Worcester to Concord (via I-495 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (about 5 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Concord 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 Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 92-mile drive usually takes 88 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Concord?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (33 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (16 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (9 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (4 miles)

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More drives

Concord 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	89	90	94	98	94	91	92	91	91	94	101	112	104	92	89	88	90
Tue	89	91	95	105	97	92	91	91	90	94	108	121	114	96	89	88	90
Wed	89	90	96	103	98	96	92	92	90	95	114	125	115	94	88	88	91
Thu	89	90	96	100	96	94	92	92	93	99	123	134	123	101	89	88	89
Fri	89	89	90	92	91	93	96	101	105	119	139	137	117	101	90	89	88
Sat	88	87	87	87	88	92	99	99	99	95	92	90	88	87	87	87	87
Sun	89	87	86	85	86	87	89	92	94	91	89	89	89	89	88	89	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	90	94	98	94	91	92	91	91	94	101	112	104	92	89	88	90
Tue	89	91	95	105	97	92	91	91	90	94	108	121	114	96	89	88	90
Wed	89	90	96	103	98	96	92	92	90	95	114	125	115	94	88	88	91
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Sat	88	87	87	87	88	92	99	99	99	95	92	90	88	87	87	87	87
Sun	89	87	86	85	86	87	89	92	94	91	89	89	89	89	88	89	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	90	94	98	94	91	92	91	91	94	101	112	104	92	89	88	90
Tue	89	91	95	105	97	92	91	91	90	94	108	121	114	96	89	88	90
Wed	89	90	96	103	98	96	92	92	90	95	114	125	115	94	88	88	91
Thu	89	90	96	100	96	94	92	92	93	99	123	134	123	101	89	88	89
Fri	89	89	90	92	91	93	96	101	105	119	139	137	117	101	90	89	88
Sat	88	87	87	87	88	92	99	99	99	95	92	90	88	87	87	87	87
Sun	89	87	86	85	86	87	89	92	94	91	89	89	89	89	88	89	89