Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Lawrence

Right now (10:35 pm EST): about 50 minutes via I-495 North.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Worcester to Lawrence 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	50	52	56	59	55	52	53	52	51	53	60	68	64	53	50	49	51
Tue	51	53	58	67	57	52	52	51	51	53	62	72	72	58	50	50	51
Wed	51	52	59	65	59	55	52	52	51	54	66	75	73	57	49	49	52
Thu	51	53	58	62	57	54	53	52	53	57	72	85	80	62	50	49	50
Fri	49	50	51	52	51	54	56	60	63	73	86	85	76	63	51	49	49
Sat	49	48	48	48	49	51	56	56	57	55	53	52	50	49	48	48	49
Sun	50	48	47	47	47	48	49	53	54	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Worcester to Lawrence (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 87 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Lawrence 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 Lawrence?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 49 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Lawrence?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (35 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (9 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (4 miles)

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More drives

Lawrence 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	50	52	56	59	55	52	53	52	51	53	60	68	64	53	50	49	51
Tue	51	53	58	67	57	52	52	51	51	53	62	72	72	58	50	50	51
Wed	51	52	59	65	59	55	52	52	51	54	66	75	73	57	49	49	52
Thu	51	53	58	62	57	54	53	52	53	57	72	85	80	62	50	49	50
Fri	49	50	51	52	51	54	56	60	63	73	86	85	76	63	51	49	49
Sat	49	48	48	48	49	51	56	56	57	55	53	52	50	49	48	48	49
Sun	50	48	47	47	47	48	49	53	54	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	56	59	55	52	53	52	51	53	60	68	64	53	50	49	51
Tue	51	53	58	67	57	52	52	51	51	53	62	72	72	58	50	50	51
Wed	51	52	59	65	59	55	52	52	51	54	66	75	73	57	49	49	52
Thu	51	53	58	62	57	54	53	52	53	57	72	85	80	62	50	49	50
Fri	49	50	51	52	51	54	56	60	63	73	86	85	76	63	51	49	49
Sat	49	48	48	48	49	51	56	56	57	55	53	52	50	49	48	48	49
Sun	50	48	47	47	47	48	49	53	54	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	56	59	55	52	53	52	51	53	60	68	64	53	50	49	51
Tue	51	53	58	67	57	52	52	51	51	53	62	72	72	58	50	50	51
Wed	51	52	59	65	59	55	52	52	51	54	66	75	73	57	49	49	52
Thu	51	53	58	62	57	54	53	52	53	57	72	85	80	62	50	49	50
Fri	49	50	51	52	51	54	56	60	63	73	86	85	76	63	51	49	49
Sat	49	48	48	48	49	51	56	56	57	55	53	52	50	49	48	48	49
Sun	50	48	47	47	47	48	49	53	54	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	51