Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Waltham

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 44 minutes via I-90 East and I-95 North, usually 48 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.

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 73 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Waltham to Worcester

Freeway, about 29 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 12 to 25 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Worcester (Main Street) to central Waltham (Main Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	39	50	57	51	43	41	41	40	43	45	48	47	41	39	39	39
Tue	37	41	59	73	64	49	42	41	40	44	48	50	54	46	39	38	39
Wed	37	41	57	71	63	47	43	42	42	44	52	57	57	48	39	39	40
Thu	37	42	56	67	58	46	44	42	42	47	54	59	61	50	41	38	40
Fri	37	38	42	44	42	41	43	45	48	56	59	60	55	48	41	39	39
Sat	38	37	37	38	37	38	41	42	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	36	37	37	38	41	42	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	40

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 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 37 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	50	57	51	43	41	41	40	43	45	48	47	41	39	39	39
Tue	37	41	59	73	64	49	42	41	40	44	48	50	54	46	39	38	39
Wed	37	41	57	71	63	47	43	42	42	44	52	57	57	48	39	39	40
Thu	37	42	56	67	58	46	44	42	42	47	54	59	61	50	41	38	40
Fri	37	38	42	44	42	41	43	45	48	56	59	60	55	48	41	39	39
Sat	38	37	37	38	37	38	41	42	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	36	37	37	38	41	42	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	50	57	51	43	41	41	40	43	45	48	47	41	39	39	39
Tue	37	41	59	73	64	49	42	41	40	44	48	50	54	46	39	38	39
Wed	37	41	57	71	63	47	43	42	42	44	52	57	57	48	39	39	40
Thu	37	42	56	67	58	46	44	42	42	47	54	59	61	50	41	38	40
Fri	37	38	42	44	42	41	43	45	48	56	59	60	55	48	41	39	39
Sat	38	37	37	38	37	38	41	42	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	36	37	37	38	41	42	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	50	57	51	43	41	41	40	43	45	48	47	41	39	39	39
Tue	37	41	59	73	64	49	42	41	40	44	48	50	54	46	39	38	39
Wed	37	41	57	71	63	47	43	42	42	44	52	57	57	48	39	39	40
Thu	37	42	56	67	58	46	44	42	42	47	54	59	61	50	41	38	40
Fri	37	38	42	44	42	41	43	45	48	56	59	60	55	48	41	39	39
Sat	38	37	37	38	37	38	41	42	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	38	38
Sun	38	37	37	36	37	37	38	41	42	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	40