Best Time to Drive from Framingham Center to Nashua

Right now (6:21 pm EST): about 61 minutes via I-495 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Framingham Center 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	57	61	67	70	65	59	59	59	58	59	62	63	61	57	57	57	59
Tue	57	64	71	80	69	61	59	58	58	59	63	65	65	60	57	57	58
Wed	58	62	72	79	70	64	60	59	58	60	65	68	64	59	58	57	60
Thu	58	62	71	74	69	62	61	59	60	62	72	74	69	62	57	57	58
Fri	57	58	59	61	59	61	63	64	66	71	77	76	69	62	58	57	57
Sat	58	56	55	56	56	57	61	60	62	61	59	57	56	56	56	56	56
Sun	57	55	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Framingham Center to Nashua (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Framingham Center 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 Framingham Center to Nashua?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Framingham Center to Nashua?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 56 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham Center to Nashua?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (47 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Nashua to Framingham Center (return trip) · Framingham Center to New Bedford · Framingham Center to Fall River · Framingham Center to Warwick

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	67	70	65	59	59	59	58	59	62	63	61	57	57	57	59
Tue	57	64	71	80	69	61	59	58	58	59	63	65	65	60	57	57	58
Wed	58	62	72	79	70	64	60	59	58	60	65	68	64	59	58	57	60
Thu	58	62	71	74	69	62	61	59	60	62	72	74	69	62	57	57	58
Fri	57	58	59	61	59	61	63	64	66	71	77	76	69	62	58	57	57
Sat	58	56	55	56	56	57	61	60	62	61	59	57	56	56	56	56	56
Sun	57	55	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	67	70	65	59	59	59	58	59	62	63	61	57	57	57	59
Tue	57	64	71	80	69	61	59	58	58	59	63	65	65	60	57	57	58
Wed	58	62	72	79	70	64	60	59	58	60	65	68	64	59	58	57	60
Thu	58	62	71	74	69	62	61	59	60	62	72	74	69	62	57	57	58
Fri	57	58	59	61	59	61	63	64	66	71	77	76	69	62	58	57	57
Sat	58	56	55	56	56	57	61	60	62	61	59	57	56	56	56	56	56
Sun	57	55	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	67	70	65	59	59	59	58	59	62	63	61	57	57	57	59
Tue	57	64	71	80	69	61	59	58	58	59	63	65	65	60	57	57	58
Wed	58	62	72	79	70	64	60	59	58	60	65	68	64	59	58	57	60
Thu	58	62	71	74	69	62	61	59	60	62	72	74	69	62	57	57	58
Fri	57	58	59	61	59	61	63	64	66	71	77	76	69	62	58	57	57
Sat	58	56	55	56	56	57	61	60	62	61	59	57	56	56	56	56	56
Sun	57	55	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	59