Best Time to Drive from Hanover to Boston

Right now (11:21 am EST): about 44 minutes via I-93 North and MA-3 North, usually 46 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hanover to Boston 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	25	39	51	57	51	41	36	34	34	36	40	38	39	39	33	26	26
Tue	25	40	56	66	55	47	39	32	32	36	40	40	43	43	34	26	26
Wed	24	39	55	62	55	48	39	36	34	36	40	41	43	43	36	26	26
Thu	25	38	52	59	54	45	40	34	34	38	43	44	47	44	35	26	27
Fri	25	34	39	41	39	37	41	41	41	46	48	48	48	45	39	27	26
Sat	24	24	24	25	26	34	44	46	44	43	42	39	39	38	33	28	27
Sun	24	23	23	24	25	29	38	43	46	43	40	37	36	36	34	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Hanover to Boston (via I-93 North and MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hanover to central Boston 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 Hanover to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hanover to Boston?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (14 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	39	51	57	51	41	36	34	34	36	40	38	39	39	33	26	26
Tue	25	40	56	66	55	47	39	32	32	36	40	40	43	43	34	26	26
Wed	24	39	55	62	55	48	39	36	34	36	40	41	43	43	36	26	26
Thu	25	38	52	59	54	45	40	34	34	38	43	44	47	44	35	26	27
Fri	25	34	39	41	39	37	41	41	41	46	48	48	48	45	39	27	26
Sat	24	24	24	25	26	34	44	46	44	43	42	39	39	38	33	28	27
Sun	24	23	23	24	25	29	38	43	46	43	40	37	36	36	34	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	39	51	57	51	41	36	34	34	36	40	38	39	39	33	26	26
Tue	25	40	56	66	55	47	39	32	32	36	40	40	43	43	34	26	26
Wed	24	39	55	62	55	48	39	36	34	36	40	41	43	43	36	26	26
Thu	25	38	52	59	54	45	40	34	34	38	43	44	47	44	35	26	27
Fri	25	34	39	41	39	37	41	41	41	46	48	48	48	45	39	27	26
Sat	24	24	24	25	26	34	44	46	44	43	42	39	39	38	33	28	27
Sun	24	23	23	24	25	29	38	43	46	43	40	37	36	36	34	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	39	51	57	51	41	36	34	34	36	40	38	39	39	33	26	26
Tue	25	40	56	66	55	47	39	32	32	36	40	40	43	43	34	26	26
Wed	24	39	55	62	55	48	39	36	34	36	40	41	43	43	36	26	26
Thu	25	38	52	59	54	45	40	34	34	38	43	44	47	44	35	26	27
Fri	25	34	39	41	39	37	41	41	41	46	48	48	48	45	39	27	26
Sat	24	24	24	25	26	34	44	46	44	43	42	39	39	38	33	28	27
Sun	24	23	23	24	25	29	38	43	46	43	40	37	36	36	34	31	29