Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Norton

Right now (8:06 pm EST): about 49 minutes via I-495 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Norton 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	48	48	50	54	53	50	50	51	50	51	53	56	56	49	48	49	49
Tue	48	49	50	56	56	51	50	50	50	50	54	60	61	52	49	49	49
Wed	48	49	50	57	57	51	50	51	50	50	54	61	64	53	48	49	49
Thu	48	49	50	54	55	51	50	50	50	50	56	65	63	54	49	49	49
Fri	48	48	49	51	50	50	50	52	53	53	59	62	60	54	48	48	48
Sat	49	48	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	48	48	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	48	47	48	47	48	48	48	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Worcester to Norton (via I-495 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (21 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Norton 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 Norton?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 48 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Norton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (32 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	48	50	54	53	50	50	51	50	51	53	56	56	49	48	49	49
Tue	48	49	50	56	56	51	50	50	50	50	54	60	61	52	49	49	49
Wed	48	49	50	57	57	51	50	51	50	50	54	61	64	53	48	49	49
Thu	48	49	50	54	55	51	50	50	50	50	56	65	63	54	49	49	49
Fri	48	48	49	51	50	50	50	52	53	53	59	62	60	54	48	48	48
Sat	49	48	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	48	48	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	48	47	48	47	48	48	48	48

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Mon	48	48	50	54	53	50	50	51	50	51	53	56	56	49	48	49	49
Tue	48	49	50	56	56	51	50	50	50	50	54	60	61	52	49	49	49
Wed	48	49	50	57	57	51	50	51	50	50	54	61	64	53	48	49	49
Thu	48	49	50	54	55	51	50	50	50	50	56	65	63	54	49	49	49
Fri	48	48	49	51	50	50	50	52	53	53	59	62	60	54	48	48	48
Sat	49	48	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	48	48	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	48	47	48	47	48	48	48	48

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Mon	48	48	50	54	53	50	50	51	50	51	53	56	56	49	48	49	49
Tue	48	49	50	56	56	51	50	50	50	50	54	60	61	52	49	49	49
Wed	48	49	50	57	57	51	50	51	50	50	54	61	64	53	48	49	49
Thu	48	49	50	54	55	51	50	50	50	50	56	65	63	54	49	49	49
Fri	48	48	49	51	50	50	50	52	53	53	59	62	60	54	48	48	48
Sat	49	48	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	48	48	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	48	47	48	47	48	48	48	48