Best Time to Drive from Manchester to Malden

Right now (9:34 pm EDT): about 50 minutes via I-93 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Malden 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	51	62	68	68	57	53	52	53	52	53	54	54	59	54	50	51	53
Tue	51	68	83	85	69	57	52	52	51	52	54	56	65	56	51	51	52
Wed	51	66	80	82	68	56	53	52	52	53	56	58	63	56	51	51	52
Thu	51	65	76	77	64	55	52	52	52	54	56	59	64	58	52	51	52
Fri	50	53	56	55	53	52	52	53	53	55	57	59	58	55	52	51	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	54	54	55	54	55	54	54	51	51	50
Sun	49	48	48	49	49	50	52	54	55	56	56	53	53	53	51	51	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Manchester to Malden (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 86 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manchester to central Malden 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 Malden?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 50 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manchester to Malden?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (29 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Malden 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	68	68	57	53	52	53	52	53	54	54	59	54	50	51	53
Tue	51	68	83	85	69	57	52	52	51	52	54	56	65	56	51	51	52
Wed	51	66	80	82	68	56	53	52	52	53	56	58	63	56	51	51	52
Thu	51	65	76	77	64	55	52	52	52	54	56	59	64	58	52	51	52
Fri	50	53	56	55	53	52	52	53	53	55	57	59	58	55	52	51	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	54	54	55	54	55	54	54	51	51	50
Sun	49	48	48	49	49	50	52	54	55	56	56	53	53	53	51	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	68	68	57	53	52	53	52	53	54	54	59	54	50	51	53
Tue	51	68	83	85	69	57	52	52	51	52	54	56	65	56	51	51	52
Wed	51	66	80	82	68	56	53	52	52	53	56	58	63	56	51	51	52
Thu	51	65	76	77	64	55	52	52	52	54	56	59	64	58	52	51	52
Fri	50	53	56	55	53	52	52	53	53	55	57	59	58	55	52	51	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	54	54	55	54	55	54	54	51	51	50
Sun	49	48	48	49	49	50	52	54	55	56	56	53	53	53	51	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	68	68	57	53	52	53	52	53	54	54	59	54	50	51	53
Tue	51	68	83	85	69	57	52	52	51	52	54	56	65	56	51	51	52
Wed	51	66	80	82	68	56	53	52	52	53	56	58	63	56	51	51	52
Thu	51	65	76	77	64	55	52	52	52	54	56	59	64	58	52	51	52
Fri	50	53	56	55	53	52	52	53	53	55	57	59	58	55	52	51	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	54	54	55	54	55	54	54	51	51	50
Sun	49	48	48	49	49	50	52	54	55	56	56	53	53	53	51	51	51