Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Tewksbury

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 43 minutes via I-495 North and I-290 East, usually 44 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Worcester to Tewksbury 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	43	45	49	51	48	45	46	45	45	46	52	58	56	46	44	43	44
Tue	43	46	52	59	50	46	45	44	44	46	53	60	61	49	43	43	44
Wed	43	45	52	57	52	48	45	45	44	46	57	64	61	48	43	43	45
Thu	43	45	51	54	49	47	46	45	46	49	61	70	66	52	43	43	44
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	47	49	52	56	65	72	71	64	55	44	43	43
Sat	43	42	41	41	42	44	49	49	49	48	46	44	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	43	42	41	40	41	42	43	46	48	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Worcester to Tewksbury (via I-495 North and I-290 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 73 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Tewksbury 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 Tewksbury?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Tewksbury?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (28 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (9 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (4 miles)

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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	43	45	49	51	48	45	46	45	45	46	52	58	56	46	44	43	44
Tue	43	46	52	59	50	46	45	44	44	46	53	60	61	49	43	43	44
Wed	43	45	52	57	52	48	45	45	44	46	57	64	61	48	43	43	45
Thu	43	45	51	54	49	47	46	45	46	49	61	70	66	52	43	43	44
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	47	49	52	56	65	72	71	64	55	44	43	43
Sat	43	42	41	41	42	44	49	49	49	48	46	44	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	43	42	41	40	41	42	43	46	48	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	49	51	48	45	46	45	45	46	52	58	56	46	44	43	44
Tue	43	46	52	59	50	46	45	44	44	46	53	60	61	49	43	43	44
Wed	43	45	52	57	52	48	45	45	44	46	57	64	61	48	43	43	45
Thu	43	45	51	54	49	47	46	45	46	49	61	70	66	52	43	43	44
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	47	49	52	56	65	72	71	64	55	44	43	43
Sat	43	42	41	41	42	44	49	49	49	48	46	44	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	43	42	41	40	41	42	43	46	48	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	49	51	48	45	46	45	45	46	52	58	56	46	44	43	44
Tue	43	46	52	59	50	46	45	44	44	46	53	60	61	49	43	43	44
Wed	43	45	52	57	52	48	45	45	44	46	57	64	61	48	43	43	45
Thu	43	45	51	54	49	47	46	45	46	49	61	70	66	52	43	43	44
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	47	49	52	56	65	72	71	64	55	44	43	43
Sat	43	42	41	41	42	44	49	49	49	48	46	44	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	43	42	41	40	41	42	43	46	48	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	44