Best Time to Drive from Malden to Nashua

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 51 minutes via US-3 North and I-95 South and I-93 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 56% 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 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	47	48	56	64	59	51	50	50	51	54	64	72	72	57	49	49	54
Tue	47	49	62	76	70	56	51	51	51	56	74	82	82	66	51	48	57
Wed	47	49	60	73	69	56	53	53	52	59	74	84	82	65	52	49	55
Thu	47	49	58	72	65	53	52	51	53	59	72	78	81	68	52	49	56
Fri	47	47	51	55	52	50	53	54	56	67	74	69	64	56	50	49	50
Sat	47	46	46	47	47	49	52	52	53	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	48
Sun	47	47	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Malden to Nashua (via US-3 North and I-95 South and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Malden 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 Malden to Nashua?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 47 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Malden to Nashua?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (9 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (7 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Nashua to Malden (return trip) · Malden to South Boston · Malden to Worcester · Malden to Providence · Malden to Lowell · Malden to Manchester · Malden to New Bedford · Malden to Brockton · Malden to Fall River · Malden to Quincy · Malden to Lynn

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	56	64	59	51	50	50	51	54	64	72	72	57	49	49	54
Tue	47	49	62	76	70	56	51	51	51	56	74	82	82	66	51	48	57
Wed	47	49	60	73	69	56	53	53	52	59	74	84	82	65	52	49	55
Thu	47	49	58	72	65	53	52	51	53	59	72	78	81	68	52	49	56
Fri	47	47	51	55	52	50	53	54	56	67	74	69	64	56	50	49	50
Sat	47	46	46	47	47	49	52	52	53	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	48
Sun	47	47	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	56	64	59	51	50	50	51	54	64	72	72	57	49	49	54
Tue	47	49	62	76	70	56	51	51	51	56	74	82	82	66	51	48	57
Wed	47	49	60	73	69	56	53	53	52	59	74	84	82	65	52	49	55
Thu	47	49	58	72	65	53	52	51	53	59	72	78	81	68	52	49	56
Fri	47	47	51	55	52	50	53	54	56	67	74	69	64	56	50	49	50
Sat	47	46	46	47	47	49	52	52	53	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	48
Sun	47	47	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	56	64	59	51	50	50	51	54	64	72	72	57	49	49	54
Tue	47	49	62	76	70	56	51	51	51	56	74	82	82	66	51	48	57
Wed	47	49	60	73	69	56	53	53	52	59	74	84	82	65	52	49	55
Thu	47	49	58	72	65	53	52	51	53	59	72	78	81	68	52	49	56
Fri	47	47	51	55	52	50	53	54	56	67	74	69	64	56	50	49	50
Sat	47	46	46	47	47	49	52	52	53	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	48
Sun	47	47	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	52