Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Woburn

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 106 minutes via I-90 East and I-95 North, usually 108 at this time.

Only 35% 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 48-mile drive from Worcester to Woburn (via I-90 East and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (69 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Woburn to Worcester

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 31 miles: 52 to 96 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 Woburn (Common 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 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	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	71	71	85	96	108	94	75	68	74	72
Tue	67	78	108	118	107	97	75	81	74	92	93	110	101	71	81	69	69
Wed	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Thu	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Fri	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Sat	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69

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 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 67 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Woburn?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (7 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	71	71	85	96	108	94	75	68	74	72
Tue	67	78	108	118	107	97	75	81	74	92	93	110	101	71	81	69	69
Wed	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	71	71	85	96	108	94	75	68	74	72
Tue	67	78	108	118	107	97	75	81	74	92	93	110	101	71	81	69	69
Wed	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	71	71	85	96	108	94	75	68	74	72
Tue	67	78	108	118	107	97	75	81	74	92	93	110	101	71	81	69	69
Wed	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
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