Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Woburn

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-95 North and I-90 East, usually 50 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Woburn 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	47	50	61	67	62	55	53	54	52	59	68	72	69	54	49	50	50
Tue	47	52	72	81	71	61	54	53	52	62	73	77	78	59	51	49	51
Wed	48	52	68	79	71	59	56	55	54	65	77	82	81	61	51	50	52
Thu	48	52	67	74	67	58	57	55	56	71	82	87	87	64	52	49	52
Fri	47	49	54	56	54	55	59	65	70	81	86	83	76	64	52	51	51
Sat	48	47	47	48	48	51	57	58	57	55	54	52	50	49	48	49	48
Sun	48	47	46	47	47	47	49	54	55	50	50	49	50	50	49	50	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Worcester to Woburn (via I-95 North and I-90 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 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 (Main Street) to central Woburn (Common 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 Woburn?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 47 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Woburn?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (20 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woburn to Worcester (return trip) · Worcester to Boston · Worcester to Cambridge · Worcester to Quincy · Worcester to Newton · Worcester to Waltham · Worcester to Framingham · Worcester to Lowell · Worcester to Burlington MA · Worcester to Braintree · Worcester to Dedham · Worcester to Peabody

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	61	67	62	55	53	54	52	59	68	72	69	54	49	50	50
Tue	47	52	72	81	71	61	54	53	52	62	73	77	78	59	51	49	51
Wed	48	52	68	79	71	59	56	55	54	65	77	82	81	61	51	50	52
Thu	48	52	67	74	67	58	57	55	56	71	82	87	87	64	52	49	52
Fri	47	49	54	56	54	55	59	65	70	81	86	83	76	64	52	51	51
Sat	48	47	47	48	48	51	57	58	57	55	54	52	50	49	48	49	48
Sun	48	47	46	47	47	47	49	54	55	50	50	49	50	50	49	50	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	61	67	62	55	53	54	52	59	68	72	69	54	49	50	50
Tue	47	52	72	81	71	61	54	53	52	62	73	77	78	59	51	49	51
Wed	48	52	68	79	71	59	56	55	54	65	77	82	81	61	51	50	52
Thu	48	52	67	74	67	58	57	55	56	71	82	87	87	64	52	49	52
Fri	47	49	54	56	54	55	59	65	70	81	86	83	76	64	52	51	51
Sat	48	47	47	48	48	51	57	58	57	55	54	52	50	49	48	49	48
Sun	48	47	46	47	47	47	49	54	55	50	50	49	50	50	49	50	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	50	61	67	62	55	53	54	52	59	68	72	69	54	49	50	50
Tue	47	52	72	81	71	61	54	53	52	62	73	77	78	59	51	49	51
Wed	48	52	68	79	71	59	56	55	54	65	77	82	81	61	51	50	52
Thu	48	52	67	74	67	58	57	55	56	71	82	87	87	64	52	49	52
Fri	47	49	54	56	54	55	59	65	70	81	86	83	76	64	52	51	51
Sat	48	47	47	48	48	51	57	58	57	55	54	52	50	49	48	49	48
Sun	48	47	46	47	47	47	49	54	55	50	50	49	50	50	49	50	51