Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Taunton

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-495 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Taunton 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	53	53	54	57	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	59	59	53	52	53	53
Tue	53	53	54	59	59	56	55	55	54	54	57	62	64	56	53	53	54
Wed	53	53	54	59	60	55	55	55	55	54	58	64	66	56	53	53	54
Thu	53	53	54	58	58	56	55	55	54	54	59	68	66	57	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	54	55	54	54	55	57	57	58	63	66	64	57	52	53	53
Sat	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	53
Sun	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	53	53	52	52	51	52	52	52	53	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Worcester to Taunton (via I-495 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (19 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Taunton 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 Taunton?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 52 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Taunton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (39 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	54	57	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	59	59	53	52	53	53
Tue	53	53	54	59	59	56	55	55	54	54	57	62	64	56	53	53	54
Wed	53	53	54	59	60	55	55	55	55	54	58	64	66	56	53	53	54
Thu	53	53	54	58	58	56	55	55	54	54	59	68	66	57	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	54	55	54	54	55	57	57	58	63	66	64	57	52	53	53
Sat	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	53
Sun	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	53	53	52	52	51	52	52	52	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	54	57	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	59	59	53	52	53	53
Tue	53	53	54	59	59	56	55	55	54	54	57	62	64	56	53	53	54
Wed	53	53	54	59	60	55	55	55	55	54	58	64	66	56	53	53	54
Thu	53	53	54	58	58	56	55	55	54	54	59	68	66	57	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	54	55	54	54	55	57	57	58	63	66	64	57	52	53	53
Sat	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	53
Sun	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	53	53	52	52	51	52	52	52	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	54	57	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	59	59	53	52	53	53
Tue	53	53	54	59	59	56	55	55	54	54	57	62	64	56	53	53	54
Wed	53	53	54	59	60	55	55	55	55	54	58	64	66	56	53	53	54
Thu	53	53	54	58	58	56	55	55	54	54	59	68	66	57	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	54	55	54	54	55	57	57	58	63	66	64	57	52	53	53
Sat	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	53
Sun	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	53	53	52	52	51	52	52	52	53	53