Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Pawtucket

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via MA-146 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Pawtucket 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	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	64	67	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	53	54	55	55	55	57	56	56	56	59	67	70	60	55	55	55
Wed	54	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	56	61	67	67	60	54	55	55
Thu	54	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	57	62	65	67	61	55	55	54
Fri	54	53	55	54	55	55	57	56	56	57	66	71	69	62	55	54	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	53	54	56	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	55	54	55
Sun	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Worcester to Pawtucket (via MA-146 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (25 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 53 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Pawtucket?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	64	67	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	53	54	55	55	55	57	56	56	56	59	67	70	60	55	55	55
Wed	54	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	56	61	67	67	60	54	55	55
Thu	54	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	57	62	65	67	61	55	55	54
Fri	54	53	55	54	55	55	57	56	56	57	66	71	69	62	55	54	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	53	54	56	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	55	54	55
Sun	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	64	67	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	53	54	55	55	55	57	56	56	56	59	67	70	60	55	55	55
Wed	54	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	56	61	67	67	60	54	55	55
Thu	54	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	57	62	65	67	61	55	55	54
Fri	54	53	55	54	55	55	57	56	56	57	66	71	69	62	55	54	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	53	54	56	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	55	54	55
Sun	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	64	67	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	53	54	55	55	55	57	56	56	56	59	67	70	60	55	55	55
Wed	54	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	56	61	67	67	60	54	55	55
Thu	54	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	57	62	65	67	61	55	55	54
Fri	54	53	55	54	55	55	57	56	56	57	66	71	69	62	55	54	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	53	54	56	55	55	56	55	55	54	55	55	54	55
Sun	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54