Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Dorchester

Right now (8:17 pm EDT): about 52 minutes via I-90 East, usually 55 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Dorchester 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	54	60	80	87	75	63	59	58	57	61	67	73	72	62	54	54	58
Tue	54	61	102	112	91	71	61	58	57	60	70	79	86	71	55	53	56
Wed	54	62	97	109	92	70	62	60	59	64	81	87	89	75	57	54	58
Thu	54	63	92	102	85	68	61	60	60	67	82	94	94	77	59	53	60
Fri	53	57	64	69	64	60	61	64	69	79	91	94	88	78	62	55	54
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	57	62	64	65	66	67	64	61	60	53	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	51	51	54	56	60	63	62	61	59	58	56	55	54	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Worcester to Dorchester (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 112 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Dorchester 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 Dorchester?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 53 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Dorchester?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (40 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	60	80	87	75	63	59	58	57	61	67	73	72	62	54	54	58
Tue	54	61	102	112	91	71	61	58	57	60	70	79	86	71	55	53	56
Wed	54	62	97	109	92	70	62	60	59	64	81	87	89	75	57	54	58
Thu	54	63	92	102	85	68	61	60	60	67	82	94	94	77	59	53	60
Fri	53	57	64	69	64	60	61	64	69	79	91	94	88	78	62	55	54
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	57	62	64	65	66	67	64	61	60	53	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	51	51	54	56	60	63	62	61	59	58	56	55	54	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	60	80	87	75	63	59	58	57	61	67	73	72	62	54	54	58
Tue	54	61	102	112	91	71	61	58	57	60	70	79	86	71	55	53	56
Wed	54	62	97	109	92	70	62	60	59	64	81	87	89	75	57	54	58
Thu	54	63	92	102	85	68	61	60	60	67	82	94	94	77	59	53	60
Fri	53	57	64	69	64	60	61	64	69	79	91	94	88	78	62	55	54
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	57	62	64	65	66	67	64	61	60	53	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	51	51	54	56	60	63	62	61	59	58	56	55	54	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	60	80	87	75	63	59	58	57	61	67	73	72	62	54	54	58
Tue	54	61	102	112	91	71	61	58	57	60	70	79	86	71	55	53	56
Wed	54	62	97	109	92	70	62	60	59	64	81	87	89	75	57	54	58
Thu	54	63	92	102	85	68	61	60	60	67	82	94	94	77	59	53	60
Fri	53	57	64	69	64	60	61	64	69	79	91	94	88	78	62	55	54
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	57	62	64	65	66	67	64	61	60	53	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	51	51	54	56	60	63	62	61	59	58	56	55	54	60