Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Smithfield

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 41 minutes via MA-146 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Smithfield 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	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	41	41	41	40
Tue	40	39	40	41	41	41	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41
Wed	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	41	40	41	41
Thu	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	41	41	41	41
Fri	40	40	41	41	41	41	43	42	42	41	43	43	42	42	41	41	41
Sat	40	40	40	40	40	40	42	41	41	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	39	40	41	41	41	40	41	40	40	41	41	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Worcester to Smithfield (via MA-146 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (15 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Smithfield 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 Smithfield?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 39 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Smithfield?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	40	39	40	41	41	41	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41
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