Best Time to Drive from Boston to Nashua

Right now (11:49 pm EDT): about 51 minutes via US-3 North and I-93 North and I-95 South.

Only 52% 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 Nashua 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	52	53	66	72	65	57	55	56	57	62	73	81	79	63	54	53	60
Tue	52	55	72	86	76	61	57	57	57	64	84	93	88	70	57	53	62
Wed	52	54	70	83	74	61	59	58	58	67	84	95	88	70	57	55	60
Thu	52	55	70	81	72	59	58	57	59	68	82	89	88	73	57	54	62
Fri	52	52	57	61	58	56	59	59	63	78	84	78	73	62	56	54	55
Sat	52	51	51	51	52	54	57	58	59	57	58	58	56	55	54	54	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	51	53	56	58	55	56	56	54	54	55	54	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Boston to Nashua (via US-3 North and I-93 North and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston 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 Boston to Nashua?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 51 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Nashua?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Nashua 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	52	53	66	72	65	57	55	56	57	62	73	81	79	63	54	53	60
Tue	52	55	72	86	76	61	57	57	57	64	84	93	88	70	57	53	62
Wed	52	54	70	83	74	61	59	58	58	67	84	95	88	70	57	55	60
Thu	52	55	70	81	72	59	58	57	59	68	82	89	88	73	57	54	62
Fri	52	52	57	61	58	56	59	59	63	78	84	78	73	62	56	54	55
Sat	52	51	51	51	52	54	57	58	59	57	58	58	56	55	54	54	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	51	53	56	58	55	56	56	54	54	55	54	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	66	72	65	57	55	56	57	62	73	81	79	63	54	53	60
Tue	52	55	72	86	76	61	57	57	57	64	84	93	88	70	57	53	62
Wed	52	54	70	83	74	61	59	58	58	67	84	95	88	70	57	55	60
Thu	52	55	70	81	72	59	58	57	59	68	82	89	88	73	57	54	62
Fri	52	52	57	61	58	56	59	59	63	78	84	78	73	62	56	54	55
Sat	52	51	51	51	52	54	57	58	59	57	58	58	56	55	54	54	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	51	53	56	58	55	56	56	54	54	55	54	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	66	72	65	57	55	56	57	62	73	81	79	63	54	53	60
Tue	52	55	72	86	76	61	57	57	57	64	84	93	88	70	57	53	62
Wed	52	54	70	83	74	61	59	58	58	67	84	95	88	70	57	55	60
Thu	52	55	70	81	72	59	58	57	59	68	82	89	88	73	57	54	62
Fri	52	52	57	61	58	56	59	59	63	78	84	78	73	62	56	54	55
Sat	52	51	51	51	52	54	57	58	59	57	58	58	56	55	54	54	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	51	53	56	58	55	56	56	54	54	55	54	59