Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Arlington to Nashua
Right now (3:51 am EST): about 45 minutes via US-3 North, usually 44 at this time.
Only 21% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 44 | 45 | 51 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 55 | 45 | 44 | 50 |
| Tue | 44 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 68 | 80 | 81 | 66 | 46 | 44 | 51 |
| Wed | 44 | 46 | 56 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 49 |
| Thu | 44 | 47 | 54 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 65 | 47 | 45 | 50 |
| Fri | 44 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 46 |
| Sat | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Sun | 44 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Arlington to Nashua (via US-3 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).
About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (19 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arlington to central Nashua 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 Arlington to Nashua?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Arlington to Nashua?
The 35-mile drive usually takes 44 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Arlington to Nashua?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.
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