Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Peabody

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 70 minutes via I-495 North, usually 66 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Worcester to Peabody (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 18 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 Peabody 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 Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 66 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Peabody?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (29 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (11 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (10 miles)

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