Best Time to Drive from Manchester to Arlington

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-93 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Manchester to Arlington 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	57	69	77	76	63	57	57	58	57	58	59	60	65	59	55	56	58
Tue	58	76	95	95	77	61	57	57	56	58	60	63	72	62	56	56	56
Wed	57	72	90	90	76	61	58	57	57	59	63	65	70	62	56	56	57
Thu	57	72	85	86	71	60	57	57	57	60	63	66	71	64	56	56	57
Fri	55	60	63	61	59	58	57	58	58	63	63	66	65	61	56	55	55
Sat	53	53	54	54	54	56	58	59	59	61	60	61	61	60	56	55	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	60	62	62	61	59	58	58	56	56	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Manchester to Arlington (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manchester to central Arlington 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 Manchester to Arlington?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 55 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manchester to Arlington?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (30 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Arlington to Manchester (return trip) · Manchester to Boston · Manchester to South Boston · Manchester to Worcester · Manchester to Lowell · Manchester to Brockton · Manchester to Quincy · Manchester to Lynn · Manchester to Newton · Manchester to Framingham · Manchester to Waltham · Manchester to Malden

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	69	77	76	63	57	57	58	57	58	59	60	65	59	55	56	58
Tue	58	76	95	95	77	61	57	57	56	58	60	63	72	62	56	56	56
Wed	57	72	90	90	76	61	58	57	57	59	63	65	70	62	56	56	57
Thu	57	72	85	86	71	60	57	57	57	60	63	66	71	64	56	56	57
Fri	55	60	63	61	59	58	57	58	58	63	63	66	65	61	56	55	55
Sat	53	53	54	54	54	56	58	59	59	61	60	61	61	60	56	55	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	60	62	62	61	59	58	58	56	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	69	77	76	63	57	57	58	57	58	59	60	65	59	55	56	58
Tue	58	76	95	95	77	61	57	57	56	58	60	63	72	62	56	56	56
Wed	57	72	90	90	76	61	58	57	57	59	63	65	70	62	56	56	57
Thu	57	72	85	86	71	60	57	57	57	60	63	66	71	64	56	56	57
Fri	55	60	63	61	59	58	57	58	58	63	63	66	65	61	56	55	55
Sat	53	53	54	54	54	56	58	59	59	61	60	61	61	60	56	55	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	60	62	62	61	59	58	58	56	56	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	69	77	76	63	57	57	58	57	58	59	60	65	59	55	56	58
Tue	58	76	95	95	77	61	57	57	56	58	60	63	72	62	56	56	56
Wed	57	72	90	90	76	61	58	57	57	59	63	65	70	62	56	56	57
Thu	57	72	85	86	71	60	57	57	57	60	63	66	71	64	56	56	57
Fri	55	60	63	61	59	58	57	58	58	63	63	66	65	61	56	55	55
Sat	53	53	54	54	54	56	58	59	59	61	60	61	61	60	56	55	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	55	58	60	62	62	61	59	58	58	56	56	56