Best Time to Drive from Brookline to Nashua

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Brookline 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	55	55	61	67	68	60	58	58	58	64	81	90	83	65	56	57	61
Tue	55	56	64	75	74	66	61	58	58	68	95	104	98	77	58	57	63
Wed	55	56	64	73	73	65	62	60	59	70	95	104	97	79	59	58	60
Thu	55	56	63	71	73	64	61	60	60	74	98	108	101	81	60	57	62
Fri	55	54	57	59	60	60	62	68	72	93	102	93	83	66	59	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	54	54	57	61	64	64	62	61	59	58	57	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	53	53	53	53	55	58	61	57	56	56	55	55	56	57	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Brookline to Nashua (via I-95 North and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brookline 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 Brookline to Nashua?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 54 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brookline to Nashua?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (21 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Nashua to Brookline (return trip) · Brookline to Providence · Brookline to Manchester · Brookline to New Bedford · Brookline to Fall River

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	61	67	68	60	58	58	58	64	81	90	83	65	56	57	61
Tue	55	56	64	75	74	66	61	58	58	68	95	104	98	77	58	57	63
Wed	55	56	64	73	73	65	62	60	59	70	95	104	97	79	59	58	60
Thu	55	56	63	71	73	64	61	60	60	74	98	108	101	81	60	57	62
Fri	55	54	57	59	60	60	62	68	72	93	102	93	83	66	59	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	54	54	57	61	64	64	62	61	59	58	57	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	53	53	53	53	55	58	61	57	56	56	55	55	56	57	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	61	67	68	60	58	58	58	64	81	90	83	65	56	57	61
Tue	55	56	64	75	74	66	61	58	58	68	95	104	98	77	58	57	63
Wed	55	56	64	73	73	65	62	60	59	70	95	104	97	79	59	58	60
Thu	55	56	63	71	73	64	61	60	60	74	98	108	101	81	60	57	62
Fri	55	54	57	59	60	60	62	68	72	93	102	93	83	66	59	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	54	54	57	61	64	64	62	61	59	58	57	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	53	53	53	53	55	58	61	57	56	56	55	55	56	57	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	61	67	68	60	58	58	58	64	81	90	83	65	56	57	61
Tue	55	56	64	75	74	66	61	58	58	68	95	104	98	77	58	57	63
Wed	55	56	64	73	73	65	62	60	59	70	95	104	97	79	59	58	60
Thu	55	56	63	71	73	64	61	60	60	74	98	108	101	81	60	57	62
Fri	55	54	57	59	60	60	62	68	72	93	102	93	83	66	59	57	58
Sat	55	53	53	54	54	57	61	64	64	62	61	59	58	57	55	55	55
Sun	55	54	53	53	53	53	55	58	61	57	56	56	55	55	56	57	58