Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Natick

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 36 minutes via I-90 East, usually 43 at this time.

Only 33% 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.

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Worcester to Natick (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Natick to Worcester

Freeway, about 18 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 19 to 39 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Worcester (Main Street) to central Natick (West Central Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Worcester to Natick 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	35	36	43	43	41	38	37	37	36	37	41	47	46	38	35	36	36
Tue	34	37	51	55	48	40	36	36	36	37	43	50	51	40	36	35	36
Wed	35	38	46	52	47	39	38	38	37	38	47	53	52	43	36	35	36
Thu	35	38	48	49	43	38	38	37	37	38	47	57	58	45	37	35	36
Fri	35	35	37	38	38	37	37	39	40	44	52	59	54	46	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	35
Sun	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	36

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 Natick?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 34 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Natick?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	43	41	38	37	37	36	37	41	47	46	38	35	36	36
Tue	34	37	51	55	48	40	36	36	36	37	43	50	51	40	36	35	36
Wed	35	38	46	52	47	39	38	38	37	38	47	53	52	43	36	35	36
Thu	35	38	48	49	43	38	38	37	37	38	47	57	58	45	37	35	36
Fri	35	35	37	38	38	37	37	39	40	44	52	59	54	46	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	35
Sun	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	43	41	38	37	37	36	37	41	47	46	38	35	36	36
Tue	34	37	51	55	48	40	36	36	36	37	43	50	51	40	36	35	36
Wed	35	38	46	52	47	39	38	38	37	38	47	53	52	43	36	35	36
Thu	35	38	48	49	43	38	38	37	37	38	47	57	58	45	37	35	36
Fri	35	35	37	38	38	37	37	39	40	44	52	59	54	46	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	35
Sun	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	43	43	41	38	37	37	36	37	41	47	46	38	35	36	36
Tue	34	37	51	55	48	40	36	36	36	37	43	50	51	40	36	35	36
Wed	35	38	46	52	47	39	38	38	37	38	47	53	52	43	36	35	36
Thu	35	38	48	49	43	38	38	37	37	38	47	57	58	45	37	35	36
Fri	35	35	37	38	38	37	37	39	40	44	52	59	54	46	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	35
Sun	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	36