Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Manchester

Right now (10:49 pm EDT): about 79 minutes via I-93 North and I-95 North.

Only 66% 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 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	76	77	83	94	91	83	80	81	80	89	105	109	98	86	78	77	78
Tue	77	78	85	101	98	89	83	81	81	96	115	124	114	96	80	77	80
Wed	76	77	86	98	98	89	83	82	82	100	119	127	114	97	81	77	79
Thu	76	77	85	97	96	87	83	83	84	103	132	138	121	101	82	77	81
Fri	76	76	80	83	82	83	87	94	102	128	138	130	108	90	81	78	78
Sat	77	75	75	75	76	82	88	92	89	86	84	81	79	77	76	76	76
Sun	76	74	73	74	74	75	77	81	83	81	78	76	77	77	77	78	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Framingham to Manchester (via I-93 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Framingham 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 Framingham to Manchester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 75 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham to Manchester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (32 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	83	94	91	83	80	81	80	89	105	109	98	86	78	77	78
Tue	77	78	85	101	98	89	83	81	81	96	115	124	114	96	80	77	80
Wed	76	77	86	98	98	89	83	82	82	100	119	127	114	97	81	77	79
Thu	76	77	85	97	96	87	83	83	84	103	132	138	121	101	82	77	81
Fri	76	76	80	83	82	83	87	94	102	128	138	130	108	90	81	78	78
Sat	77	75	75	75	76	82	88	92	89	86	84	81	79	77	76	76	76
Sun	76	74	73	74	74	75	77	81	83	81	78	76	77	77	77	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	83	94	91	83	80	81	80	89	105	109	98	86	78	77	78
Tue	77	78	85	101	98	89	83	81	81	96	115	124	114	96	80	77	80
Wed	76	77	86	98	98	89	83	82	82	100	119	127	114	97	81	77	79
Thu	76	77	85	97	96	87	83	83	84	103	132	138	121	101	82	77	81
Fri	76	76	80	83	82	83	87	94	102	128	138	130	108	90	81	78	78
Sat	77	75	75	75	76	82	88	92	89	86	84	81	79	77	76	76	76
Sun	76	74	73	74	74	75	77	81	83	81	78	76	77	77	77	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	83	94	91	83	80	81	80	89	105	109	98	86	78	77	78
Tue	77	78	85	101	98	89	83	81	81	96	115	124	114	96	80	77	80
Wed	76	77	86	98	98	89	83	82	82	100	119	127	114	97	81	77	79
Thu	76	77	85	97	96	87	83	83	84	103	132	138	121	101	82	77	81
Fri	76	76	80	83	82	83	87	94	102	128	138	130	108	90	81	78	78
Sat	77	75	75	75	76	82	88	92	89	86	84	81	79	77	76	76	76
Sun	76	74	73	74	74	75	77	81	83	81	78	76	77	77	77	78	78