Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Woonsocket

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 37 minutes via MA-146 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Woonsocket 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	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	38	38	37
Tue	37	36	37	38	38	38	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	38	38
Wed	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	41	40	38	37	38	38
Thu	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	41	40	40	39	38	38	38
Fri	37	37	38	38	38	38	40	39	39	39	41	41	40	39	38	38	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	38	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	38	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	38	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Worcester to Woonsocket (via MA-146 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (15 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 36 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Woonsocket?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	38	38	37
Tue	37	36	37	38	38	38	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	38	38
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Sun	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	38	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	38	38

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