Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Leominster

Right now (8:34 pm EDT): about 27 minutes via I-290 West, usually 27 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Leominster 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	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	32	50	81	71	33	28	27	27
Tue	27	27	27	29	28	28	29	29	29	35	56	88	85	38	27	27	27
Wed	27	27	27	30	29	28	28	28	30	30	67	92	82	41	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	27	29	28	28	28	29	29	34	66	94	83	46	27	27	27
Fri	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	43	52	75	91	98	92	63	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	34	38	37	34	29	30	27	27	27	27	27
Sun	27	27	27	26	27	27	28	34	42	30	28	29	27	27	27	27	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Worcester to Leominster (via I-290 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (42 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (15 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Leominster 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 Leominster?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 27 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Leominster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-290 West in Boston (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	32	50	81	71	33	28	27	27
Tue	27	27	27	29	28	28	29	29	29	35	56	88	85	38	27	27	27
Wed	27	27	27	30	29	28	28	28	30	30	67	92	82	41	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	27	29	28	28	28	29	29	34	66	94	83	46	27	27	27
Fri	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	43	52	75	91	98	92	63	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	34	38	37	34	29	30	27	27	27	27	27
Sun	27	27	27	26	27	27	28	34	42	30	28	29	27	27	27	27	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	32	50	81	71	33	28	27	27
Tue	27	27	27	29	28	28	29	29	29	35	56	88	85	38	27	27	27
Wed	27	27	27	30	29	28	28	28	30	30	67	92	82	41	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	27	29	28	28	28	29	29	34	66	94	83	46	27	27	27
Fri	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	43	52	75	91	98	92	63	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	34	38	37	34	29	30	27	27	27	27	27
Sun	27	27	27	26	27	27	28	34	42	30	28	29	27	27	27	27	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	32	50	81	71	33	28	27	27
Tue	27	27	27	29	28	28	29	29	29	35	56	88	85	38	27	27	27
Wed	27	27	27	30	29	28	28	28	30	30	67	92	82	41	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	27	29	28	28	28	29	29	34	66	94	83	46	27	27	27
Fri	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	43	52	75	91	98	92	63	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	34	38	37	34	29	30	27	27	27	27	27
Sun	27	27	27	26	27	27	28	34	42	30	28	29	27	27	27	27	27