Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Manchester

Right now (8:03 pm EDT): about 78 minutes via I-495 North and I-93 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Manchester 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	77	78	83	87	83	80	80	80	79	83	90	100	92	81	78	77	79
Tue	78	79	84	93	85	81	79	79	79	82	97	110	103	85	77	77	78
Wed	78	78	85	91	86	85	80	80	79	84	103	114	104	83	77	77	79
Thu	78	79	84	88	84	82	81	80	81	88	112	124	113	90	77	77	77
Fri	77	77	78	80	79	82	85	91	95	110	129	127	106	91	78	77	77
Sat	77	75	75	75	76	81	89	89	89	84	81	78	76	75	76	76	76
Sun	77	75	74	74	74	75	77	81	83	80	77	77	77	77	76	77	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Worcester to Manchester (via I-495 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (11 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Manchester 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 Manchester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 76 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Manchester?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (33 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (16 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (9 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (4 miles)

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More drives

Manchester 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	77	78	83	87	83	80	80	80	79	83	90	100	92	81	78	77	79
Tue	78	79	84	93	85	81	79	79	79	82	97	110	103	85	77	77	78
Wed	78	78	85	91	86	85	80	80	79	84	103	114	104	83	77	77	79
Thu	78	79	84	88	84	82	81	80	81	88	112	124	113	90	77	77	77
Fri	77	77	78	80	79	82	85	91	95	110	129	127	106	91	78	77	77
Sat	77	75	75	75	76	81	89	89	89	84	81	78	76	75	76	76	76
Sun	77	75	74	74	74	75	77	81	83	80	77	77	77	77	76	77	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	83	87	83	80	80	80	79	83	90	100	92	81	78	77	79
Tue	78	79	84	93	85	81	79	79	79	82	97	110	103	85	77	77	78
Wed	78	78	85	91	86	85	80	80	79	84	103	114	104	83	77	77	79
Thu	78	79	84	88	84	82	81	80	81	88	112	124	113	90	77	77	77
Fri	77	77	78	80	79	82	85	91	95	110	129	127	106	91	78	77	77
Sat	77	75	75	75	76	81	89	89	89	84	81	78	76	75	76	76	76
Sun	77	75	74	74	74	75	77	81	83	80	77	77	77	77	76	77	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	83	87	83	80	80	80	79	83	90	100	92	81	78	77	79
Tue	78	79	84	93	85	81	79	79	79	82	97	110	103	85	77	77	78
Wed	78	78	85	91	86	85	80	80	79	84	103	114	104	83	77	77	79
Thu	78	79	84	88	84	82	81	80	81	88	112	124	113	90	77	77	77
Fri	77	77	78	80	79	82	85	91	95	110	129	127	106	91	78	77	77
Sat	77	75	75	75	76	81	89	89	89	84	81	78	76	75	76	76	76
Sun	77	75	74	74	74	75	77	81	83	80	77	77	77	77	76	77	77