Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Medford

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 58 minutes via I-90 East, usually 57 at this time.

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	52	60	80	86	73	62	62	62	63	67	73	80	76	63	56	55	60
Tue	53	63	98	112	91	73	64	61	64	72	81	91	96	73	57	55	58
Wed	53	63	95	109	90	71	63	64	67	74	87	98	95	77	60	56	60
Thu	53	63	92	101	85	69	65	65	69	80	94	106	104	78	62	55	60
Fri	53	57	65	68	64	64	67	72	80	90	100	98	89	78	66	57	55
Sat	52	52	53	54	56	62	68	71	71	71	72	68	64	63	58	56	54
Sun	52	52	51	52	53	55	60	64	67	66	65	64	62	59	57	56	61

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 112 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (73 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 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 52 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Medford?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 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	52	60	80	86	73	62	62	62	63	67	73	80	76	63	56	55	60
Tue	53	63	98	112	91	73	64	61	64	72	81	91	96	73	57	55	58
Wed	53	63	95	109	90	71	63	64	67	74	87	98	95	77	60	56	60
Thu	53	63	92	101	85	69	65	65	69	80	94	106	104	78	62	55	60
Fri	53	57	65	68	64	64	67	72	80	90	100	98	89	78	66	57	55
Sat	52	52	53	54	56	62	68	71	71	71	72	68	64	63	58	56	54
Sun	52	52	51	52	53	55	60	64	67	66	65	64	62	59	57	56	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	80	86	73	62	62	62	63	67	73	80	76	63	56	55	60
Tue	53	63	98	112	91	73	64	61	64	72	81	91	96	73	57	55	58
Wed	53	63	95	109	90	71	63	64	67	74	87	98	95	77	60	56	60
Thu	53	63	92	101	85	69	65	65	69	80	94	106	104	78	62	55	60
Fri	53	57	65	68	64	64	67	72	80	90	100	98	89	78	66	57	55
Sat	52	52	53	54	56	62	68	71	71	71	72	68	64	63	58	56	54
Sun	52	52	51	52	53	55	60	64	67	66	65	64	62	59	57	56	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	80	86	73	62	62	62	63	67	73	80	76	63	56	55	60
Tue	53	63	98	112	91	73	64	61	64	72	81	91	96	73	57	55	58
Wed	53	63	95	109	90	71	63	64	67	74	87	98	95	77	60	56	60
Thu	53	63	92	101	85	69	65	65	69	80	94	106	104	78	62	55	60
Fri	53	57	65	68	64	64	67	72	80	90	100	98	89	78	66	57	55
Sat	52	52	53	54	56	62	68	71	71	71	72	68	64	63	58	56	54
Sun	52	52	51	52	53	55	60	64	67	66	65	64	62	59	57	56	61