Best Time to Drive from Boston to Hanover

Right now (3:48 am EDT): about 22 minutes via MA-3 South and I-93 South, usually 23 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Boston to Hanover 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	23	24	26	31	29	31	33	32	31	37	41	42	41	33	26	25	25
Tue	23	24	26	32	29	29	31	31	32	37	43	46	45	40	30	27	26
Wed	23	24	26	31	30	30	32	32	33	38	43	46	46	42	30	27	27
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Fri	23	24	27	37	35	34	38	39	40	45	48	48	44	35	28	27	25
Sat	23	22	22	23	26	32	40	41	41	41	38	36	32	29	26	26	25
Sun	23	22	22	22	23	24	29	32	34	33	30	29	27	26	26	26	25

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Boston to Hanover (via MA-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Hanover 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 Boston to Hanover?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Boston to Hanover?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 23 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Hanover?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (15 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Hanover to Boston (return trip) · Boston to Quincy · Boston to Framingham · Boston to Worcester · Boston to Lowell · Boston to Burlington MA · Boston to Woburn · Boston to Braintree · Boston to Andover · Boston to Brockton · Boston to Plymouth MA · Boston to Natick

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