Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Framingham

Right now (4:17 pm EDT): about 48 minutes via I-90 East, usually 48 at this time.

Only 14% 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 25-mile drive from Worcester to Framingham (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Framingham to Worcester

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 22 to 38 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 Framingham 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 Framingham 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	33	34	41	44	41	39	38	38	37	36	39	46	44	37	35	35	35
Tue	33	36	48	54	49	40	37	37	36	37	39	46	48	37	36	34	35
Wed	34	36	44	53	48	40	39	39	38	37	45	53	51	41	35	35	36
Thu	34	36	45	49	44	39	39	38	37	39	43	53	54	42	38	35	35
Fri	34	34	36	38	38	37	38	39	40	42	47	55	53	47	37	36	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	34	34	36	37	38	36	35	34	34	34	33	35	34
Sun	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	37	38	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35

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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 33 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Framingham?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	41	44	41	39	38	38	37	36	39	46	44	37	35	35	35
Tue	33	36	48	54	49	40	37	37	36	37	39	46	48	37	36	34	35
Wed	34	36	44	53	48	40	39	39	38	37	45	53	51	41	35	35	36
Thu	34	36	45	49	44	39	39	38	37	39	43	53	54	42	38	35	35
Fri	34	34	36	38	38	37	38	39	40	42	47	55	53	47	37	36	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	34	34	36	37	38	36	35	34	34	34	33	35	34
Sun	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	37	38	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	41	44	41	39	38	38	37	36	39	46	44	37	35	35	35
Tue	33	36	48	54	49	40	37	37	36	37	39	46	48	37	36	34	35
Wed	34	36	44	53	48	40	39	39	38	37	45	53	51	41	35	35	36
Thu	34	36	45	49	44	39	39	38	37	39	43	53	54	42	38	35	35
Fri	34	34	36	38	38	37	38	39	40	42	47	55	53	47	37	36	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	34	34	36	37	38	36	35	34	34	34	33	35	34
Sun	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	37	38	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	41	44	41	39	38	38	37	36	39	46	44	37	35	35	35
Tue	33	36	48	54	49	40	37	37	36	37	39	46	48	37	36	34	35
Wed	34	36	44	53	48	40	39	39	38	37	45	53	51	41	35	35	36
Thu	34	36	45	49	44	39	39	38	37	39	43	53	54	42	38	35	35
Fri	34	34	36	38	38	37	38	39	40	42	47	55	53	47	37	36	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	34	34	36	37	38	36	35	34	34	34	33	35	34
Sun	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	37	38	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35