Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Natick

Right now (3:50 pm EDT): about 50 minutes via I-90 East, usually 50 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.

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	45	45	42	40	38	39	37	38	43	50	48	40	36	36	36
Tue	35	38	54	58	49	41	38	38	38	39	45	53	55	42	37	36	36
Wed	35	38	49	56	49	41	40	40	39	40	50	56	56	47	37	36	37
Thu	35	38	50	51	45	40	40	39	39	41	49	60	62	48	39	36	37
Fri	35	36	38	40	39	38	39	41	43	47	56	63	57	49	38	37	36
Sat	36	35	35	35	35	36	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35	36	35
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	35	35	37	39	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Worcester to Natick (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 63 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (39 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (19 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester (Main Street) to central Natick (West Central Street) 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 Natick?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 35 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Natick?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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	45	45	42	40	38	39	37	38	43	50	48	40	36	36	36
Tue	35	38	54	58	49	41	38	38	38	39	45	53	55	42	37	36	36
Wed	35	38	49	56	49	41	40	40	39	40	50	56	56	47	37	36	37
Thu	35	38	50	51	45	40	40	39	39	41	49	60	62	48	39	36	37
Fri	35	36	38	40	39	38	39	41	43	47	56	63	57	49	38	37	36
Sat	36	35	35	35	35	36	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35	36	35
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	35	35	37	39	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	45	45	42	40	38	39	37	38	43	50	48	40	36	36	36
Tue	35	38	54	58	49	41	38	38	38	39	45	53	55	42	37	36	36
Wed	35	38	49	56	49	41	40	40	39	40	50	56	56	47	37	36	37
Thu	35	38	50	51	45	40	40	39	39	41	49	60	62	48	39	36	37
Fri	35	36	38	40	39	38	39	41	43	47	56	63	57	49	38	37	36
Sat	36	35	35	35	35	36	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35	36	35
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	35	35	37	39	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	45	45	42	40	38	39	37	38	43	50	48	40	36	36	36
Tue	35	38	54	58	49	41	38	38	38	39	45	53	55	42	37	36	36
Wed	35	38	49	56	49	41	40	40	39	40	50	56	56	47	37	36	37
Thu	35	38	50	51	45	40	40	39	39	41	49	60	62	48	39	36	37
Fri	35	36	38	40	39	38	39	41	43	47	56	63	57	49	38	37	36
Sat	36	35	35	35	35	36	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35	36	35
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	35	35	37	39	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36