Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Medford

Right now (12:35 am EST): about 62 minutes via I-90 East.

Only 58% 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 Medford 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	53	60	82	90	73	62	61	62	62	65	72	81	77	63	56	55	60
Tue	52	63	100	112	89	71	64	60	63	71	80	91	96	74	57	55	58
Wed	53	63	96	110	89	71	63	63	66	73	86	100	96	77	60	56	60
Thu	53	63	93	103	84	69	64	63	68	78	91	105	104	79	62	55	61
Fri	53	57	65	69	64	63	66	72	77	87	100	100	91	78	66	57	56
Sat	52	52	53	54	56	61	68	71	71	71	72	69	66	63	58	56	55
Sun	52	52	51	52	53	55	60	63	68	67	66	65	62	61	58	56	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Worcester to Medford (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 113 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 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Medford 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 Medford?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 52 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Medford?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	82	90	73	62	61	62	62	65	72	81	77	63	56	55	60
Tue	52	63	100	112	89	71	64	60	63	71	80	91	96	74	57	55	58
Wed	53	63	96	110	89	71	63	63	66	73	86	100	96	77	60	56	60
Thu	53	63	93	103	84	69	64	63	68	78	91	105	104	79	62	55	61
Fri	53	57	65	69	64	63	66	72	77	87	100	100	91	78	66	57	56
Sat	52	52	53	54	56	61	68	71	71	71	72	69	66	63	58	56	55
Sun	52	52	51	52	53	55	60	63	68	67	66	65	62	61	58	56	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	82	90	73	62	61	62	62	65	72	81	77	63	56	55	60
Tue	52	63	100	112	89	71	64	60	63	71	80	91	96	74	57	55	58
Wed	53	63	96	110	89	71	63	63	66	73	86	100	96	77	60	56	60
Thu	53	63	93	103	84	69	64	63	68	78	91	105	104	79	62	55	61
Fri	53	57	65	69	64	63	66	72	77	87	100	100	91	78	66	57	56
Sat	52	52	53	54	56	61	68	71	71	71	72	69	66	63	58	56	55
Sun	52	52	51	52	53	55	60	63	68	67	66	65	62	61	58	56	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	82	90	73	62	61	62	62	65	72	81	77	63	56	55	60
Tue	52	63	100	112	89	71	64	60	63	71	80	91	96	74	57	55	58
Wed	53	63	96	110	89	71	63	63	66	73	86	100	96	77	60	56	60
Thu	53	63	93	103	84	69	64	63	68	78	91	105	104	79	62	55	61
Fri	53	57	65	69	64	63	66	72	77	87	100	100	91	78	66	57	56
Sat	52	52	53	54	56	61	68	71	71	71	72	69	66	63	58	56	55
Sun	52	52	51	52	53	55	60	63	68	67	66	65	62	61	58	56	60