Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Dedham

Right now (4:49 pm EDT): about 58 minutes via I-90 East and I-95 South, usually 55 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.

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	43	46	60	65	56	49	48	48	47	52	57	58	55	47	45	45	46
Tue	42	47	73	80	69	54	48	47	47	53	61	64	66	52	45	45	45
Wed	43	48	68	77	68	53	50	49	49	57	66	69	68	54	46	45	46
Thu	43	49	68	74	62	52	50	48	49	58	66	72	73	56	47	44	46
Fri	43	45	50	52	49	48	49	51	54	62	68	71	64	55	46	46	45
Sat	44	43	43	43	43	44	48	48	48	49	48	48	46	45	43	44	44
Sun	43	43	42	42	42	43	44	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

About this drive

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 82 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 26 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 Dedham (East Street) 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 Dedham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 42 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Dedham?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Dedham 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 Peabody

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	60	65	56	49	48	48	47	52	57	58	55	47	45	45	46
Tue	42	47	73	80	69	54	48	47	47	53	61	64	66	52	45	45	45
Wed	43	48	68	77	68	53	50	49	49	57	66	69	68	54	46	45	46
Thu	43	49	68	74	62	52	50	48	49	58	66	72	73	56	47	44	46
Fri	43	45	50	52	49	48	49	51	54	62	68	71	64	55	46	46	45
Sat	44	43	43	43	43	44	48	48	48	49	48	48	46	45	43	44	44
Sun	43	43	42	42	42	43	44	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	60	65	56	49	48	48	47	52	57	58	55	47	45	45	46
Tue	42	47	73	80	69	54	48	47	47	53	61	64	66	52	45	45	45
Wed	43	48	68	77	68	53	50	49	49	57	66	69	68	54	46	45	46
Thu	43	49	68	74	62	52	50	48	49	58	66	72	73	56	47	44	46
Fri	43	45	50	52	49	48	49	51	54	62	68	71	64	55	46	46	45
Sat	44	43	43	43	43	44	48	48	48	49	48	48	46	45	43	44	44
Sun	43	43	42	42	42	43	44	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	60	65	56	49	48	48	47	52	57	58	55	47	45	45	46
Tue	42	47	73	80	69	54	48	47	47	53	61	64	66	52	45	45	45
Wed	43	48	68	77	68	53	50	49	49	57	66	69	68	54	46	45	46
Thu	43	49	68	74	62	52	50	48	49	58	66	72	73	56	47	44	46
Fri	43	45	50	52	49	48	49	51	54	62	68	71	64	55	46	46	45
Sat	44	43	43	43	43	44	48	48	48	49	48	48	46	45	43	44	44
Sun	43	43	42	42	42	43	44	46	48	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45