Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Nashua

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 63% 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 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	56	58	65	72	70	62	60	60	60	66	83	92	84	66	58	58	63
Tue	57	59	69	82	77	69	63	61	60	70	98	107	100	78	60	59	65
Wed	57	59	70	78	77	68	64	62	61	73	99	108	101	80	61	60	62
Thu	57	59	69	77	75	66	63	62	62	77	102	111	104	82	62	59	63
Fri	56	56	60	62	62	62	65	69	74	97	104	95	84	69	61	59	60
Sat	57	55	55	55	56	58	62	66	66	64	63	61	60	59	57	57	57
Sun	57	55	55	55	55	55	57	60	62	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Framingham to Nashua (via I-95 North and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 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 Framingham 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 to Nashua?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 56 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham to Nashua?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (20 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Nashua to Framingham (return trip) · Framingham to Boston · Framingham to Cambridge · Framingham to Quincy · Framingham to Newton · Framingham to Waltham · Framingham to Worcester · Framingham to Lowell · Framingham to Burlington MA · Framingham to Woburn · Framingham to Braintree · Framingham to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	58	65	72	70	62	60	60	60	66	83	92	84	66	58	58	63
Tue	57	59	69	82	77	69	63	61	60	70	98	107	100	78	60	59	65
Wed	57	59	70	78	77	68	64	62	61	73	99	108	101	80	61	60	62
Thu	57	59	69	77	75	66	63	62	62	77	102	111	104	82	62	59	63
Fri	56	56	60	62	62	62	65	69	74	97	104	95	84	69	61	59	60
Sat	57	55	55	55	56	58	62	66	66	64	63	61	60	59	57	57	57
Sun	57	55	55	55	55	55	57	60	62	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	58	65	72	70	62	60	60	60	66	83	92	84	66	58	58	63
Tue	57	59	69	82	77	69	63	61	60	70	98	107	100	78	60	59	65
Wed	57	59	70	78	77	68	64	62	61	73	99	108	101	80	61	60	62
Thu	57	59	69	77	75	66	63	62	62	77	102	111	104	82	62	59	63
Fri	56	56	60	62	62	62	65	69	74	97	104	95	84	69	61	59	60
Sat	57	55	55	55	56	58	62	66	66	64	63	61	60	59	57	57	57
Sun	57	55	55	55	55	55	57	60	62	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	58	65	72	70	62	60	60	60	66	83	92	84	66	58	58	63
Tue	57	59	69	82	77	69	63	61	60	70	98	107	100	78	60	59	65
Wed	57	59	70	78	77	68	64	62	61	73	99	108	101	80	61	60	62
Thu	57	59	69	77	75	66	63	62	62	77	102	111	104	82	62	59	63
Fri	56	56	60	62	62	62	65	69	74	97	104	95	84	69	61	59	60
Sat	57	55	55	55	56	58	62	66	66	64	63	61	60	59	57	57	57
Sun	57	55	55	55	55	55	57	60	62	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	61