Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Jamaica Plain

Right now (10:49 pm EDT): about 62 minutes via I-90 East.

Only 39% 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 Jamaica Plain 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	48	53	73	74	63	56	54	54	53	57	61	67	65	54	49	50	52
Tue	48	55	91	94	79	61	54	53	53	59	65	72	75	60	51	50	51
Wed	48	56	85	93	77	60	56	55	55	60	71	77	77	64	51	50	53
Thu	48	56	83	86	71	60	56	55	55	63	71	81	84	66	53	50	52
Fri	48	50	57	59	55	54	55	59	63	72	78	82	75	65	53	51	50
Sat	49	48	48	48	48	50	54	55	55	55	55	54	51	50	48	49	49
Sun	48	48	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	51	52	51	52	51	50	51	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Worcester to Jamaica Plain (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 97 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (23 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Jamaica Plain 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 Jamaica Plain?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Worcester to Jamaica Plain?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 48 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Jamaica Plain?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	53	73	74	63	56	54	54	53	57	61	67	65	54	49	50	52
Tue	48	55	91	94	79	61	54	53	53	59	65	72	75	60	51	50	51
Wed	48	56	85	93	77	60	56	55	55	60	71	77	77	64	51	50	53
Thu	48	56	83	86	71	60	56	55	55	63	71	81	84	66	53	50	52
Fri	48	50	57	59	55	54	55	59	63	72	78	82	75	65	53	51	50
Sat	49	48	48	48	48	50	54	55	55	55	55	54	51	50	48	49	49
Sun	48	48	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	51	52	51	52	51	50	51	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	53	73	74	63	56	54	54	53	57	61	67	65	54	49	50	52
Tue	48	55	91	94	79	61	54	53	53	59	65	72	75	60	51	50	51
Wed	48	56	85	93	77	60	56	55	55	60	71	77	77	64	51	50	53
Thu	48	56	83	86	71	60	56	55	55	63	71	81	84	66	53	50	52
Fri	48	50	57	59	55	54	55	59	63	72	78	82	75	65	53	51	50
Sat	49	48	48	48	48	50	54	55	55	55	55	54	51	50	48	49	49
Sun	48	48	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	51	52	51	52	51	50	51	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	53	73	74	63	56	54	54	53	57	61	67	65	54	49	50	52
Tue	48	55	91	94	79	61	54	53	53	59	65	72	75	60	51	50	51
Wed	48	56	85	93	77	60	56	55	55	60	71	77	77	64	51	50	53
Thu	48	56	83	86	71	60	56	55	55	63	71	81	84	66	53	50	52
Fri	48	50	57	59	55	54	55	59	63	72	78	82	75	65	53	51	50
Sat	49	48	48	48	48	50	54	55	55	55	55	54	51	50	48	49	49
Sun	48	48	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	51	52	51	52	51	50	51	52