Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Johnston

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 66 minutes via MA-146 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Johnston by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Worcester to Johnston (via MA-146 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (13 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Johnston 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 Johnston?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 48 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Johnston?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

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