Best Time to Drive from Malden to Manchester

Right now (9:34 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via I-93 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Malden 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	51	51	51	55	54	53	52	52	52	55	63	69	64	57	51	51	52
Tue	51	51	52	56	56	52	52	53	53	58	68	75	77	60	53	51	53
Wed	51	50	51	56	57	54	53	54	53	58	70	76	77	58	53	51	53
Thu	51	51	51	57	57	52	52	53	54	57	69	81	81	62	53	51	54
Fri	51	50	51	53	53	52	54	56	61	70	78	82	77	59	52	51	51
Sat	51	50	50	50	50	52	57	59	58	54	53	51	50	50	50	50	50
Sun	51	50	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	52	52	50	50	50	50	51	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Malden to Manchester (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (10 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Malden 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 Malden to Manchester?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 50 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Malden to Manchester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (36 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Manchester to Malden (return trip) · Malden to South Boston · Malden to Worcester · Malden to Providence · Malden to Lowell

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	51	55	54	53	52	52	52	55	63	69	64	57	51	51	52
Tue	51	51	52	56	56	52	52	53	53	58	68	75	77	60	53	51	53
Wed	51	50	51	56	57	54	53	54	53	58	70	76	77	58	53	51	53
Thu	51	51	51	57	57	52	52	53	54	57	69	81	81	62	53	51	54
Fri	51	50	51	53	53	52	54	56	61	70	78	82	77	59	52	51	51
Sat	51	50	50	50	50	52	57	59	58	54	53	51	50	50	50	50	50
Sun	51	50	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	52	52	50	50	50	50	51	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	51	55	54	53	52	52	52	55	63	69	64	57	51	51	52
Tue	51	51	52	56	56	52	52	53	53	58	68	75	77	60	53	51	53
Wed	51	50	51	56	57	54	53	54	53	58	70	76	77	58	53	51	53
Thu	51	51	51	57	57	52	52	53	54	57	69	81	81	62	53	51	54
Fri	51	50	51	53	53	52	54	56	61	70	78	82	77	59	52	51	51
Sat	51	50	50	50	50	52	57	59	58	54	53	51	50	50	50	50	50
Sun	51	50	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	52	52	50	50	50	50	51	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	51	55	54	53	52	52	52	55	63	69	64	57	51	51	52
Tue	51	51	52	56	56	52	52	53	53	58	68	75	77	60	53	51	53
Wed	51	50	51	56	57	54	53	54	53	58	70	76	77	58	53	51	53
Thu	51	51	51	57	57	52	52	53	54	57	69	81	81	62	53	51	54
Fri	51	50	51	53	53	52	54	56	61	70	78	82	77	59	52	51	51
Sat	51	50	50	50	50	52	57	59	58	54	53	51	50	50	50	50	50
Sun	51	50	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	52	52	50	50	50	50	51	52