Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Reading

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 53 minutes via I-495 North and I-93 South, usually 54 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Worcester to Reading 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	55	60	64	64	59	56	57	56	56	58	63	70	69	57	54	54	56
Tue	56	65	71	72	62	57	56	56	55	57	64	73	76	61	54	54	55
Wed	55	63	71	71	63	59	57	56	55	57	67	75	76	60	53	53	55
Thu	55	62	68	69	61	58	57	57	57	60	71	83	82	65	54	53	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	56	58	60	62	66	74	82	82	75	65	55	53	53
Sat	53	52	52	52	53	55	60	60	60	59	57	56	55	54	53	53	53
Sun	53	52	51	50	51	52	54	58	59	56	55	55	55	55	53	54	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Worcester to Reading (via I-495 North and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Reading 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 Reading?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Reading?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (29 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (15 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (9 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (4 miles)

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More drives

Reading to Worcester (return trip) · Worcester to Boston · Worcester to Cambridge · Worcester to Quincy · Worcester to Newton · Worcester to Waltham · Worcester to Framingham · Worcester to Lowell · Worcester to Burlington MA · Worcester to Woburn · Worcester to Braintree · Worcester to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	60	64	64	59	56	57	56	56	58	63	70	69	57	54	54	56
Tue	56	65	71	72	62	57	56	56	55	57	64	73	76	61	54	54	55
Wed	55	63	71	71	63	59	57	56	55	57	67	75	76	60	53	53	55
Thu	55	62	68	69	61	58	57	57	57	60	71	83	82	65	54	53	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	56	58	60	62	66	74	82	82	75	65	55	53	53
Sat	53	52	52	52	53	55	60	60	60	59	57	56	55	54	53	53	53
Sun	53	52	51	50	51	52	54	58	59	56	55	55	55	55	53	54	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	60	64	64	59	56	57	56	56	58	63	70	69	57	54	54	56
Tue	56	65	71	72	62	57	56	56	55	57	64	73	76	61	54	54	55
Wed	55	63	71	71	63	59	57	56	55	57	67	75	76	60	53	53	55
Thu	55	62	68	69	61	58	57	57	57	60	71	83	82	65	54	53	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	56	58	60	62	66	74	82	82	75	65	55	53	53
Sat	53	52	52	52	53	55	60	60	60	59	57	56	55	54	53	53	53
Sun	53	52	51	50	51	52	54	58	59	56	55	55	55	55	53	54	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	60	64	64	59	56	57	56	56	58	63	70	69	57	54	54	56
Tue	56	65	71	72	62	57	56	56	55	57	64	73	76	61	54	54	55
Wed	55	63	71	71	63	59	57	56	55	57	67	75	76	60	53	53	55
Thu	55	62	68	69	61	58	57	57	57	60	71	83	82	65	54	53	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	56	58	60	62	66	74	82	82	75	65	55	53	53
Sat	53	52	52	52	53	55	60	60	60	59	57	56	55	54	53	53	53
Sun	53	52	51	50	51	52	54	58	59	56	55	55	55	55	53	54	55