Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Gloucester

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 88 minutes via I-95 North and I-90 East and MA-128 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Gloucester 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	74	83	101	102	93	86	85	84	84	91	103	106	102	83	78	79	79
Tue	74	86	113	117	104	92	85	85	85	96	112	115	113	90	79	79	80
Wed	74	87	106	114	103	92	89	87	87	98	114	120	115	93	79	79	80
Thu	75	86	107	111	100	92	88	87	89	107	122	127	121	96	80	78	81
Fri	75	80	90	88	86	89	94	99	104	120	127	123	109	94	82	80	80
Sat	76	75	75	76	79	88	94	93	91	91	87	85	81	79	77	78	77
Sun	75	74	73	73	75	78	82	88	87	81	80	78	79	80	78	79	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Worcester to Gloucester (via I-95 North and I-90 East and MA-128 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Gloucester 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 Gloucester?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 74 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Gloucester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (29 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (20 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

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More drives

Gloucester 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	74	83	101	102	93	86	85	84	84	91	103	106	102	83	78	79	79
Tue	74	86	113	117	104	92	85	85	85	96	112	115	113	90	79	79	80
Wed	74	87	106	114	103	92	89	87	87	98	114	120	115	93	79	79	80
Thu	75	86	107	111	100	92	88	87	89	107	122	127	121	96	80	78	81
Fri	75	80	90	88	86	89	94	99	104	120	127	123	109	94	82	80	80
Sat	76	75	75	76	79	88	94	93	91	91	87	85	81	79	77	78	77
Sun	75	74	73	73	75	78	82	88	87	81	80	78	79	80	78	79	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	83	101	102	93	86	85	84	84	91	103	106	102	83	78	79	79
Tue	74	86	113	117	104	92	85	85	85	96	112	115	113	90	79	79	80
Wed	74	87	106	114	103	92	89	87	87	98	114	120	115	93	79	79	80
Thu	75	86	107	111	100	92	88	87	89	107	122	127	121	96	80	78	81
Fri	75	80	90	88	86	89	94	99	104	120	127	123	109	94	82	80	80
Sat	76	75	75	76	79	88	94	93	91	91	87	85	81	79	77	78	77
Sun	75	74	73	73	75	78	82	88	87	81	80	78	79	80	78	79	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	83	101	102	93	86	85	84	84	91	103	106	102	83	78	79	79
Tue	74	86	113	117	104	92	85	85	85	96	112	115	113	90	79	79	80
Wed	74	87	106	114	103	92	89	87	87	98	114	120	115	93	79	79	80
Thu	75	86	107	111	100	92	88	87	89	107	122	127	121	96	80	78	81
Fri	75	80	90	88	86	89	94	99	104	120	127	123	109	94	82	80	80
Sat	76	75	75	76	79	88	94	93	91	91	87	85	81	79	77	78	77
Sun	75	74	73	73	75	78	82	88	87	81	80	78	79	80	78	79	80