Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Worcester to New Bedford
Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 79 minutes via I-495 South and MA-140 South.
Only 71% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 76 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| Tue | 76 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| Wed | 76 | 77 | 79 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 87 | 94 | 94 | 81 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| Thu | 77 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 89 | 99 | 95 | 83 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| Fri | 76 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 93 | 96 | 91 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Sat | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| Sun | 77 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Worcester to New Bedford (via I-495 South and MA-140 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 100 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).
About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central New Bedford 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 New Bedford?
On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Worcester to New Bedford?
The 80-mile drive usually takes 76 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Worcester to New Bedford?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 South in Boston (41 miles)
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