Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Malden

Right now (8:50 pm EST): about 64 minutes via I-90 East, usually 58 at this time.

Only 56% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Worcester to Malden (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Malden 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 Malden?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 55 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Malden?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (37 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (6 miles)

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