Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Marlborough

Right now (11:52 pm EDT): about 18 minutes via I-290 East and I-290 West.

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Worcester to Marlborough (via I-290 East and I-290 West) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 32 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (23 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Marlborough 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 Marlborough?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 32 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 17 to 32 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Marlborough?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 32 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-290 East in Boston (10 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (4 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (1.1 miles)

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