Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Malden

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 61 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Worcester to Malden 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	55	64	85	90	76	65	65	65	66	70	77	84	80	66	58	58	63
Tue	55	68	108	118	95	76	67	64	67	76	85	95	100	76	60	58	61
Wed	55	67	101	114	95	75	66	67	70	78	92	103	99	80	62	59	63
Thu	56	68	97	106	89	72	68	68	73	85	99	111	106	81	64	58	63
Fri	55	61	69	72	67	67	70	76	84	94	105	103	92	81	68	59	58
Sat	55	54	55	57	59	65	71	75	75	75	75	72	68	66	61	58	57
Sun	55	54	53	54	55	58	63	67	71	69	69	67	65	62	60	59	64

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 118 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (77 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 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 55 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Malden?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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More drives

Malden 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	55	64	85	90	76	65	65	65	66	70	77	84	80	66	58	58	63
Tue	55	68	108	118	95	76	67	64	67	76	85	95	100	76	60	58	61
Wed	55	67	101	114	95	75	66	67	70	78	92	103	99	80	62	59	63
Thu	56	68	97	106	89	72	68	68	73	85	99	111	106	81	64	58	63
Fri	55	61	69	72	67	67	70	76	84	94	105	103	92	81	68	59	58
Sat	55	54	55	57	59	65	71	75	75	75	75	72	68	66	61	58	57
Sun	55	54	53	54	55	58	63	67	71	69	69	67	65	62	60	59	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	64	85	90	76	65	65	65	66	70	77	84	80	66	58	58	63
Tue	55	68	108	118	95	76	67	64	67	76	85	95	100	76	60	58	61
Wed	55	67	101	114	95	75	66	67	70	78	92	103	99	80	62	59	63
Thu	56	68	97	106	89	72	68	68	73	85	99	111	106	81	64	58	63
Fri	55	61	69	72	67	67	70	76	84	94	105	103	92	81	68	59	58
Sat	55	54	55	57	59	65	71	75	75	75	75	72	68	66	61	58	57
Sun	55	54	53	54	55	58	63	67	71	69	69	67	65	62	60	59	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	64	85	90	76	65	65	65	66	70	77	84	80	66	58	58	63
Tue	55	68	108	118	95	76	67	64	67	76	85	95	100	76	60	58	61
Wed	55	67	101	114	95	75	66	67	70	78	92	103	99	80	62	59	63
Thu	56	68	97	106	89	72	68	68	73	85	99	111	106	81	64	58	63
Fri	55	61	69	72	67	67	70	76	84	94	105	103	92	81	68	59	58
Sat	55	54	55	57	59	65	71	75	75	75	75	72	68	66	61	58	57
Sun	55	54	53	54	55	58	63	67	71	69	69	67	65	62	60	59	64