Best Time to Drive from Manchester to Boston

Right now (8:17 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-93 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 51% 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 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	56	70	78	76	65	58	57	60	60	69	69	65	68	59	54	54	56
Tue	55	77	94	97	80	65	58	57	59	71	75	74	81	65	56	55	55
Wed	55	72	91	94	79	65	59	57	60	73	79	78	80	67	57	55	56
Thu	55	73	88	87	75	63	58	58	62	76	77	79	82	69	58	55	56
Fri	54	61	65	63	59	58	58	60	66	74	74	72	68	63	57	55	55
Sat	52	52	53	53	56	57	59	62	62	64	64	63	62	61	56	55	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	55	59	61	63	65	64	60	59	58	56	55	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Manchester to Boston (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 98 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manchester 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 Manchester to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 54 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manchester to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (33 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Manchester (return trip) · Manchester to South Boston · Manchester to Worcester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	78	76	65	58	57	60	60	69	69	65	68	59	54	54	56
Tue	55	77	94	97	80	65	58	57	59	71	75	74	81	65	56	55	55
Wed	55	72	91	94	79	65	59	57	60	73	79	78	80	67	57	55	56
Thu	55	73	88	87	75	63	58	58	62	76	77	79	82	69	58	55	56
Fri	54	61	65	63	59	58	58	60	66	74	74	72	68	63	57	55	55
Sat	52	52	53	53	56	57	59	62	62	64	64	63	62	61	56	55	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	55	59	61	63	65	64	60	59	58	56	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	78	76	65	58	57	60	60	69	69	65	68	59	54	54	56
Tue	55	77	94	97	80	65	58	57	59	71	75	74	81	65	56	55	55
Wed	55	72	91	94	79	65	59	57	60	73	79	78	80	67	57	55	56
Thu	55	73	88	87	75	63	58	58	62	76	77	79	82	69	58	55	56
Fri	54	61	65	63	59	58	58	60	66	74	74	72	68	63	57	55	55
Sat	52	52	53	53	56	57	59	62	62	64	64	63	62	61	56	55	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	55	59	61	63	65	64	60	59	58	56	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	70	78	76	65	58	57	60	60	69	69	65	68	59	54	54	56
Tue	55	77	94	97	80	65	58	57	59	71	75	74	81	65	56	55	55
Wed	55	72	91	94	79	65	59	57	60	73	79	78	80	67	57	55	56
Thu	55	73	88	87	75	63	58	58	62	76	77	79	82	69	58	55	56
Fri	54	61	65	63	59	58	58	60	66	74	74	72	68	63	57	55	55
Sat	52	52	53	53	56	57	59	62	62	64	64	63	62	61	56	55	55
Sun	52	52	52	52	54	55	59	61	63	65	64	60	59	58	56	55	55