Best Time to Drive from Manchester to Brookline

Right now (8:49 pm EDT): about 65 minutes via I-93 South, usually 64 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Brookline 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	68	88	98	91	77	68	67	69	68	72	72	72	76	69	64	65	67
Tue	69	99	116	117	96	74	67	67	66	72	75	80	86	71	65	64	65
Wed	67	93	112	113	92	76	69	67	67	75	83	84	86	73	65	65	66
Thu	67	94	109	105	89	73	67	67	69	78	81	86	89	76	67	65	66
Fri	64	75	80	75	71	68	67	69	74	82	82	83	81	75	67	64	64
Sat	61	62	62	63	66	68	72	75	76	76	77	76	76	74	66	64	64
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	66	72	76	76	78	77	71	70	70	66	65	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Manchester to Brookline (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 117 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (14 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manchester to central Brookline 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 Brookline?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 64 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manchester to Brookline?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (34 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Brookline 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	68	88	98	91	77	68	67	69	68	72	72	72	76	69	64	65	67
Tue	69	99	116	117	96	74	67	67	66	72	75	80	86	71	65	64	65
Wed	67	93	112	113	92	76	69	67	67	75	83	84	86	73	65	65	66
Thu	67	94	109	105	89	73	67	67	69	78	81	86	89	76	67	65	66
Fri	64	75	80	75	71	68	67	69	74	82	82	83	81	75	67	64	64
Sat	61	62	62	63	66	68	72	75	76	76	77	76	76	74	66	64	64
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	66	72	76	76	78	77	71	70	70	66	65	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	88	98	91	77	68	67	69	68	72	72	72	76	69	64	65	67
Tue	69	99	116	117	96	74	67	67	66	72	75	80	86	71	65	64	65
Wed	67	93	112	113	92	76	69	67	67	75	83	84	86	73	65	65	66
Thu	67	94	109	105	89	73	67	67	69	78	81	86	89	76	67	65	66
Fri	64	75	80	75	71	68	67	69	74	82	82	83	81	75	67	64	64
Sat	61	62	62	63	66	68	72	75	76	76	77	76	76	74	66	64	64
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	66	72	76	76	78	77	71	70	70	66	65	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	88	98	91	77	68	67	69	68	72	72	72	76	69	64	65	67
Tue	69	99	116	117	96	74	67	67	66	72	75	80	86	71	65	64	65
Wed	67	93	112	113	92	76	69	67	67	75	83	84	86	73	65	65	66
Thu	67	94	109	105	89	73	67	67	69	78	81	86	89	76	67	65	66
Fri	64	75	80	75	71	68	67	69	74	82	82	83	81	75	67	64	64
Sat	61	62	62	63	66	68	72	75	76	76	77	76	76	74	66	64	64
Sun	61	61	61	62	64	66	72	76	76	78	77	71	70	70	66	65	65