Best Time to Drive from Manchester to Framingham

Right now (10:35 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South and I-90 West.

Only 57% 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 Framingham 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	75	83	92	93	81	78	78	78	79	83	90	94	88	80	75	77	81
Tue	75	87	107	109	95	80	78	78	80	88	98	107	96	84	76	77	79
Wed	74	86	105	107	93	81	78	78	81	89	98	107	100	85	76	78	79
Thu	74	85	100	101	91	80	78	78	82	91	102	106	99	86	76	77	80
Fri	74	78	82	80	78	78	78	80	87	94	104	97	85	79	75	76	76
Sat	73	73	74	73	74	75	77	78	78	78	78	78	77	75	75	75	75
Sun	74	73	73	73	74	74	76	79	78	77	77	76	75	75	76	78	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Manchester to Framingham (via US-3 South and I-95 South and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (19 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manchester to central Framingham 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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 74 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manchester to Framingham?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (24 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Framingham 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	83	92	93	81	78	78	78	79	83	90	94	88	80	75	77	81
Tue	75	87	107	109	95	80	78	78	80	88	98	107	96	84	76	77	79
Wed	74	86	105	107	93	81	78	78	81	89	98	107	100	85	76	78	79
Thu	74	85	100	101	91	80	78	78	82	91	102	106	99	86	76	77	80
Fri	74	78	82	80	78	78	78	80	87	94	104	97	85	79	75	76	76
Sat	73	73	74	73	74	75	77	78	78	78	78	78	77	75	75	75	75
Sun	74	73	73	73	74	74	76	79	78	77	77	76	75	75	76	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	83	92	93	81	78	78	78	79	83	90	94	88	80	75	77	81
Tue	75	87	107	109	95	80	78	78	80	88	98	107	96	84	76	77	79
Wed	74	86	105	107	93	81	78	78	81	89	98	107	100	85	76	78	79
Thu	74	85	100	101	91	80	78	78	82	91	102	106	99	86	76	77	80
Fri	74	78	82	80	78	78	78	80	87	94	104	97	85	79	75	76	76
Sat	73	73	74	73	74	75	77	78	78	78	78	78	77	75	75	75	75
Sun	74	73	73	73	74	74	76	79	78	77	77	76	75	75	76	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	83	92	93	81	78	78	78	79	83	90	94	88	80	75	77	81
Tue	75	87	107	109	95	80	78	78	80	88	98	107	96	84	76	77	79
Wed	74	86	105	107	93	81	78	78	81	89	98	107	100	85	76	78	79
Thu	74	85	100	101	91	80	78	78	82	91	102	106	99	86	76	77	80
Fri	74	78	82	80	78	78	78	80	87	94	104	97	85	79	75	76	76
Sat	73	73	74	73	74	75	77	78	78	78	78	78	77	75	75	75	75
Sun	74	73	73	73	74	74	76	79	78	77	77	76	75	75	76	78	78