Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Quincy

Right now (8:41 am EDT): about 100 minutes via I-90 East, usually 83 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Quincy 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	57	64	89	89	77	70	64	65	65	69	74	81	79	66	60	59	64
Tue	57	67	107	113	95	75	65	64	66	71	78	88	95	75	62	60	62
Wed	57	69	102	111	95	75	66	67	69	75	88	98	97	80	63	60	65
Thu	57	69	96	102	87	74	67	66	69	78	89	103	101	81	65	61	66
Fri	57	60	74	74	69	71	68	72	78	88	101	101	98	84	66	61	60
Sat	57	56	57	57	58	61	68	70	71	71	72	69	67	64	59	59	59
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	58	61	66	70	67	67	65	64	63	61	60	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Worcester to Quincy (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 36 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) 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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 57 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Quincy?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (38 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (4 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	57	64	89	89	77	70	64	65	65	69	74	81	79	66	60	59	64
Tue	57	67	107	113	95	75	65	64	66	71	78	88	95	75	62	60	62
Wed	57	69	102	111	95	75	66	67	69	75	88	98	97	80	63	60	65
Thu	57	69	96	102	87	74	67	66	69	78	89	103	101	81	65	61	66
Fri	57	60	74	74	69	71	68	72	78	88	101	101	98	84	66	61	60
Sat	57	56	57	57	58	61	68	70	71	71	72	69	67	64	59	59	59
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	58	61	66	70	67	67	65	64	63	61	60	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	64	89	89	77	70	64	65	65	69	74	81	79	66	60	59	64
Tue	57	67	107	113	95	75	65	64	66	71	78	88	95	75	62	60	62
Wed	57	69	102	111	95	75	66	67	69	75	88	98	97	80	63	60	65
Thu	57	69	96	102	87	74	67	66	69	78	89	103	101	81	65	61	66
Fri	57	60	74	74	69	71	68	72	78	88	101	101	98	84	66	61	60
Sat	57	56	57	57	58	61	68	70	71	71	72	69	67	64	59	59	59
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	58	61	66	70	67	67	65	64	63	61	60	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	64	89	89	77	70	64	65	65	69	74	81	79	66	60	59	64
Tue	57	67	107	113	95	75	65	64	66	71	78	88	95	75	62	60	62
Wed	57	69	102	111	95	75	66	67	69	75	88	98	97	80	63	60	65
Thu	57	69	96	102	87	74	67	66	69	78	89	103	101	81	65	61	66
Fri	57	60	74	74	69	71	68	72	78	88	101	101	98	84	66	61	60
Sat	57	56	57	57	58	61	68	70	71	71	72	69	67	64	59	59	59
Sun	57	56	56	56	57	58	61	66	70	67	67	65	64	63	61	60	65