Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Wakefield

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 55 minutes via I-95 North and I-90 East, usually 58 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Wakefield 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	59	74	77	68	61	60	60	60	66	77	80	77	60	55	56	56
Tue	53	63	88	93	79	67	61	60	59	71	83	88	89	66	56	55	57
Wed	53	63	83	90	78	66	63	62	62	74	86	93	91	69	56	55	57
Thu	53	62	82	86	74	66	63	62	64	82	94	99	96	73	57	55	58
Fri	53	56	63	63	61	64	68	74	78	92	97	93	83	71	58	57	56
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	61	66	67	65	65	63	60	58	57	55	54	54
Sun	53	52	51	52	52	54	57	63	63	58	58	56	57	58	56	56	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Worcester to Wakefield (via I-95 North and I-90 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Wakefield 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 Wakefield?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 53 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Wakefield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (22 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (20 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (2 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	59	74	77	68	61	60	60	60	66	77	80	77	60	55	56	56
Tue	53	63	88	93	79	67	61	60	59	71	83	88	89	66	56	55	57
Wed	53	63	83	90	78	66	63	62	62	74	86	93	91	69	56	55	57
Thu	53	62	82	86	74	66	63	62	64	82	94	99	96	73	57	55	58
Fri	53	56	63	63	61	64	68	74	78	92	97	93	83	71	58	57	56
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	61	66	67	65	65	63	60	58	57	55	54	54
Sun	53	52	51	52	52	54	57	63	63	58	58	56	57	58	56	56	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	74	77	68	61	60	60	60	66	77	80	77	60	55	56	56
Tue	53	63	88	93	79	67	61	60	59	71	83	88	89	66	56	55	57
Wed	53	63	83	90	78	66	63	62	62	74	86	93	91	69	56	55	57
Thu	53	62	82	86	74	66	63	62	64	82	94	99	96	73	57	55	58
Fri	53	56	63	63	61	64	68	74	78	92	97	93	83	71	58	57	56
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	61	66	67	65	65	63	60	58	57	55	54	54
Sun	53	52	51	52	52	54	57	63	63	58	58	56	57	58	56	56	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	74	77	68	61	60	60	60	66	77	80	77	60	55	56	56
Tue	53	63	88	93	79	67	61	60	59	71	83	88	89	66	56	55	57
Wed	53	63	83	90	78	66	63	62	62	74	86	93	91	69	56	55	57
Thu	53	62	82	86	74	66	63	62	64	82	94	99	96	73	57	55	58
Fri	53	56	63	63	61	64	68	74	78	92	97	93	83	71	58	57	56
Sat	53	52	53	53	54	61	66	67	65	65	63	60	58	57	55	54	54
Sun	53	52	51	52	52	54	57	63	63	58	58	56	57	58	56	56	57