Best Time to Drive from Boston to Manchester

Right now (8:17 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via I-93 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Boston to Manchester 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	56	56	58	63	61	58	57	57	58	62	71	76	70	63	56	55	57
Tue	55	56	59	65	65	60	58	58	58	64	77	85	84	67	58	56	58
Wed	55	55	58	65	65	61	58	59	59	66	79	87	85	65	58	56	58
Thu	55	56	58	65	66	59	58	58	60	66	81	92	88	69	59	56	60
Fri	55	55	56	59	58	57	60	63	68	81	89	91	82	64	57	56	56
Sat	55	54	54	54	55	58	63	66	63	60	58	57	56	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	54	53	54	55	56	58	59	58	58	55	55	55	55	56	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Boston to Manchester (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (12 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Manchester 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 Manchester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 55 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Manchester?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (39 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Manchester 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	58	63	61	58	57	57	58	62	71	76	70	63	56	55	57
Tue	55	56	59	65	65	60	58	58	58	64	77	85	84	67	58	56	58
Wed	55	55	58	65	65	61	58	59	59	66	79	87	85	65	58	56	58
Thu	55	56	58	65	66	59	58	58	60	66	81	92	88	69	59	56	60
Fri	55	55	56	59	58	57	60	63	68	81	89	91	82	64	57	56	56
Sat	55	54	54	54	55	58	63	66	63	60	58	57	56	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	54	53	54	55	56	58	59	58	58	55	55	55	55	56	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	58	63	61	58	57	57	58	62	71	76	70	63	56	55	57
Tue	55	56	59	65	65	60	58	58	58	64	77	85	84	67	58	56	58
Wed	55	55	58	65	65	61	58	59	59	66	79	87	85	65	58	56	58
Thu	55	56	58	65	66	59	58	58	60	66	81	92	88	69	59	56	60
Fri	55	55	56	59	58	57	60	63	68	81	89	91	82	64	57	56	56
Sat	55	54	54	54	55	58	63	66	63	60	58	57	56	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	54	53	54	55	56	58	59	58	58	55	55	55	55	56	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	58	63	61	58	57	57	58	62	71	76	70	63	56	55	57
Tue	55	56	59	65	65	60	58	58	58	64	77	85	84	67	58	56	58
Wed	55	55	58	65	65	61	58	59	59	66	79	87	85	65	58	56	58
Thu	55	56	58	65	66	59	58	58	60	66	81	92	88	69	59	56	60
Fri	55	55	56	59	58	57	60	63	68	81	89	91	82	64	57	56	56
Sat	55	54	54	54	55	58	63	66	63	60	58	57	56	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	54	53	54	55	56	58	59	58	58	55	55	55	55	56	58