Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Middleborough

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 57 minutes via I-495 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Middleborough 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	58	58	60	63	62	60	60	61	60	61	62	65	63	58	58	58	59
Tue	59	58	59	64	64	61	60	60	60	60	63	67	69	61	58	59	59
Wed	59	58	59	65	65	61	60	60	60	59	63	69	70	62	58	59	59
Thu	59	59	60	63	63	61	60	60	60	60	67	73	72	62	58	59	58
Fri	58	58	59	60	60	60	61	63	63	64	70	72	70	62	58	58	58
Sat	59	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57	58
Sun	59	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Worcester to Middleborough (via I-495 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Middleborough 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 Middleborough?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 58 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Middleborough?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (31 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	60	63	62	60	60	61	60	61	62	65	63	58	58	58	59
Tue	59	58	59	64	64	61	60	60	60	60	63	67	69	61	58	59	59
Wed	59	58	59	65	65	61	60	60	60	59	63	69	70	62	58	59	59
Thu	59	59	60	63	63	61	60	60	60	60	67	73	72	62	58	59	58
Fri	58	58	59	60	60	60	61	63	63	64	70	72	70	62	58	58	58
Sat	59	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57	58
Sun	59	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	60	63	62	60	60	61	60	61	62	65	63	58	58	58	59
Tue	59	58	59	64	64	61	60	60	60	60	63	67	69	61	58	59	59
Wed	59	58	59	65	65	61	60	60	60	59	63	69	70	62	58	59	59
Thu	59	59	60	63	63	61	60	60	60	60	67	73	72	62	58	59	58
Fri	58	58	59	60	60	60	61	63	63	64	70	72	70	62	58	58	58
Sat	59	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57	58
Sun	59	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	60	63	62	60	60	61	60	61	62	65	63	58	58	58	59
Tue	59	58	59	64	64	61	60	60	60	60	63	67	69	61	58	59	59
Wed	59	58	59	65	65	61	60	60	60	59	63	69	70	62	58	59	59
Thu	59	59	60	63	63	61	60	60	60	60	67	73	72	62	58	59	58
Fri	58	58	59	60	60	60	61	63	63	64	70	72	70	62	58	58	58
Sat	59	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57	58
Sun	59	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	59