Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Dedham

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 50 minutes via I-90 East and I-95 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 62% 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 43-mile drive from Worcester to Dedham (via I-90 East and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Dedham to Worcester

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 12 to 24 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 Dedham (East 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 Dedham 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	42	45	58	62	55	48	47	46	46	50	56	56	54	46	44	45	45
Tue	42	47	68	79	68	52	47	46	46	51	59	62	63	51	45	44	45
Wed	43	47	65	74	66	51	49	48	48	55	65	68	67	54	45	44	46
Thu	43	48	65	71	60	50	49	47	47	56	65	70	72	55	46	44	45
Fri	43	44	48	50	48	47	48	50	54	61	66	69	62	53	46	45	44
Sat	44	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	47	49	47	46	45	44	43	44	44
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	45	47	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	45

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 Dedham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 42 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Dedham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (25 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	58	62	55	48	47	46	46	50	56	56	54	46	44	45	45
Tue	42	47	68	79	68	52	47	46	46	51	59	62	63	51	45	44	45
Wed	43	47	65	74	66	51	49	48	48	55	65	68	67	54	45	44	46
Thu	43	48	65	71	60	50	49	47	47	56	65	70	72	55	46	44	45
Fri	43	44	48	50	48	47	48	50	54	61	66	69	62	53	46	45	44
Sat	44	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	47	49	47	46	45	44	43	44	44
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	45	47	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	58	62	55	48	47	46	46	50	56	56	54	46	44	45	45
Tue	42	47	68	79	68	52	47	46	46	51	59	62	63	51	45	44	45
Wed	43	47	65	74	66	51	49	48	48	55	65	68	67	54	45	44	46
Thu	43	48	65	71	60	50	49	47	47	56	65	70	72	55	46	44	45
Fri	43	44	48	50	48	47	48	50	54	61	66	69	62	53	46	45	44
Sat	44	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	47	49	47	46	45	44	43	44	44
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	45	47	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	58	62	55	48	47	46	46	50	56	56	54	46	44	45	45
Tue	42	47	68	79	68	52	47	46	46	51	59	62	63	51	45	44	45
Wed	43	47	65	74	66	51	49	48	48	55	65	68	67	54	45	44	46
Thu	43	48	65	71	60	50	49	47	47	56	65	70	72	55	46	44	45
Fri	43	44	48	50	48	47	48	50	54	61	66	69	62	53	46	45	44
Sat	44	42	43	43	43	44	46	47	47	49	47	46	45	44	43	44	44
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	45	47	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	45