Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Haverhill

Right now (9:03 pm EDT): about 58 minutes via I-495 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Haverhill 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	57	58	64	68	63	60	61	59	58	62	69	77	73	60	57	56	59
Tue	58	60	68	77	65	60	59	59	58	61	72	84	82	65	57	57	58
Wed	58	59	68	75	68	65	60	60	58	63	77	88	83	64	56	56	59
Thu	58	60	66	71	65	62	60	60	61	67	84	100	94	73	57	56	57
Fri	56	57	58	60	59	61	64	69	73	86	100	100	84	71	58	56	56
Sat	56	55	54	55	56	61	67	67	67	64	61	58	56	55	55	55	55
Sun	57	55	54	53	54	54	57	60	62	58	57	57	57	56	55	56	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Worcester to Haverhill (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Haverhill 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 Haverhill?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 56 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Haverhill?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (42 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (9 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	64	68	63	60	61	59	58	62	69	77	73	60	57	56	59
Tue	58	60	68	77	65	60	59	59	58	61	72	84	82	65	57	57	58
Wed	58	59	68	75	68	65	60	60	58	63	77	88	83	64	56	56	59
Thu	58	60	66	71	65	62	60	60	61	67	84	100	94	73	57	56	57
Fri	56	57	58	60	59	61	64	69	73	86	100	100	84	71	58	56	56
Sat	56	55	54	55	56	61	67	67	67	64	61	58	56	55	55	55	55
Sun	57	55	54	53	54	54	57	60	62	58	57	57	57	56	55	56	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	64	68	63	60	61	59	58	62	69	77	73	60	57	56	59
Tue	58	60	68	77	65	60	59	59	58	61	72	84	82	65	57	57	58
Wed	58	59	68	75	68	65	60	60	58	63	77	88	83	64	56	56	59
Thu	58	60	66	71	65	62	60	60	61	67	84	100	94	73	57	56	57
Fri	56	57	58	60	59	61	64	69	73	86	100	100	84	71	58	56	56
Sat	56	55	54	55	56	61	67	67	67	64	61	58	56	55	55	55	55
Sun	57	55	54	53	54	54	57	60	62	58	57	57	57	56	55	56	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	64	68	63	60	61	59	58	62	69	77	73	60	57	56	59
Tue	58	60	68	77	65	60	59	59	58	61	72	84	82	65	57	57	58
Wed	58	59	68	75	68	65	60	60	58	63	77	88	83	64	56	56	59
Thu	58	60	66	71	65	62	60	60	61	67	84	100	94	73	57	56	57
Fri	56	57	58	60	59	61	64	69	73	86	100	100	84	71	58	56	56
Sat	56	55	54	55	56	61	67	67	67	64	61	58	56	55	55	55	55
Sun	57	55	54	53	54	54	57	60	62	58	57	57	57	56	55	56	57