Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Waltham

Right now (3:50 pm EDT): about 48 minutes via I-90 East and I-95 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Waltham 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	37	40	52	60	53	44	42	42	41	44	46	50	49	42	39	39	40
Tue	37	42	62	77	66	50	43	42	41	45	49	52	58	47	40	39	40
Wed	37	42	59	73	65	49	44	43	43	46	53	58	59	50	40	39	41
Thu	37	42	58	69	60	48	45	43	43	48	56	61	63	52	41	39	41
Fri	37	39	43	46	43	43	44	46	49	58	61	62	58	50	42	40	39
Sat	38	37	37	38	37	39	42	44	44	43	43	42	40	40	38	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	36	37	37	38	41	43	40	40	39	40	40	39	39	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Worcester to Waltham (via I-90 East and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester (Main Street) to central Waltham (Main Street) 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 37 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (20 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	52	60	53	44	42	42	41	44	46	50	49	42	39	39	40
Tue	37	42	62	77	66	50	43	42	41	45	49	52	58	47	40	39	40
Wed	37	42	59	73	65	49	44	43	43	46	53	58	59	50	40	39	41
Thu	37	42	58	69	60	48	45	43	43	48	56	61	63	52	41	39	41
Fri	37	39	43	46	43	43	44	46	49	58	61	62	58	50	42	40	39
Sat	38	37	37	38	37	39	42	44	44	43	43	42	40	40	38	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	36	37	37	38	41	43	40	40	39	40	40	39	39	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	52	60	53	44	42	42	41	44	46	50	49	42	39	39	40
Tue	37	42	62	77	66	50	43	42	41	45	49	52	58	47	40	39	40
Wed	37	42	59	73	65	49	44	43	43	46	53	58	59	50	40	39	41
Thu	37	42	58	69	60	48	45	43	43	48	56	61	63	52	41	39	41
Fri	37	39	43	46	43	43	44	46	49	58	61	62	58	50	42	40	39
Sat	38	37	37	38	37	39	42	44	44	43	43	42	40	40	38	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	36	37	37	38	41	43	40	40	39	40	40	39	39	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	52	60	53	44	42	42	41	44	46	50	49	42	39	39	40
Tue	37	42	62	77	66	50	43	42	41	45	49	52	58	47	40	39	40
Wed	37	42	59	73	65	49	44	43	43	46	53	58	59	50	40	39	41
Thu	37	42	58	69	60	48	45	43	43	48	56	61	63	52	41	39	41
Fri	37	39	43	46	43	43	44	46	49	58	61	62	58	50	42	40	39
Sat	38	37	37	38	37	39	42	44	44	43	43	42	40	40	38	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	36	37	37	38	41	43	40	40	39	40	40	39	39	40