Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Norwood

Right now (6:21 pm EST): about 56 minutes via I-90 East and I-95 South, usually 48 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Norwood 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	46	50	65	71	60	53	51	51	51	56	63	64	61	51	48	49	49
Tue	46	52	79	88	74	58	52	51	51	59	67	73	75	57	49	49	49
Wed	47	52	74	84	73	57	54	53	53	62	74	78	76	60	49	49	50
Thu	47	52	75	80	67	55	53	52	53	63	74	80	81	63	51	49	50
Fri	47	49	55	56	53	52	53	56	60	69	77	77	70	60	51	50	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	47	48	52	52	52	53	53	52	50	49	47	48	47
Sun	47	46	46	46	46	46	48	50	52	49	49	49	50	49	49	49	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Worcester to Norwood (via I-90 East and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (15 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Norwood 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 Norwood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 46 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Norwood?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (25 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (10 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	65	71	60	53	51	51	51	56	63	64	61	51	48	49	49
Tue	46	52	79	88	74	58	52	51	51	59	67	73	75	57	49	49	49
Wed	47	52	74	84	73	57	54	53	53	62	74	78	76	60	49	49	50
Thu	47	52	75	80	67	55	53	52	53	63	74	80	81	63	51	49	50
Fri	47	49	55	56	53	52	53	56	60	69	77	77	70	60	51	50	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	47	48	52	52	52	53	53	52	50	49	47	48	47
Sun	47	46	46	46	46	46	48	50	52	49	49	49	50	49	49	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	65	71	60	53	51	51	51	56	63	64	61	51	48	49	49
Tue	46	52	79	88	74	58	52	51	51	59	67	73	75	57	49	49	49
Wed	47	52	74	84	73	57	54	53	53	62	74	78	76	60	49	49	50
Thu	47	52	75	80	67	55	53	52	53	63	74	80	81	63	51	49	50
Fri	47	49	55	56	53	52	53	56	60	69	77	77	70	60	51	50	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	47	48	52	52	52	53	53	52	50	49	47	48	47
Sun	47	46	46	46	46	46	48	50	52	49	49	49	50	49	49	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	65	71	60	53	51	51	51	56	63	64	61	51	48	49	49
Tue	46	52	79	88	74	58	52	51	51	59	67	73	75	57	49	49	49
Wed	47	52	74	84	73	57	54	53	53	62	74	78	76	60	49	49	50
Thu	47	52	75	80	67	55	53	52	53	63	74	80	81	63	51	49	50
Fri	47	49	55	56	53	52	53	56	60	69	77	77	70	60	51	50	49
Sat	47	47	47	47	47	48	52	52	52	53	53	52	50	49	47	48	47
Sun	47	46	46	46	46	46	48	50	52	49	49	49	50	49	49	49	49