Best Time to Drive from Manchester to Newton

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Newton 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	66	75	83	84	73	70	69	70	71	74	77	81	77	71	67	69	72
Tue	67	78	99	101	87	72	70	71	71	77	81	87	81	73	67	69	70
Wed	66	78	97	99	86	72	70	70	72	77	82	88	83	75	68	69	71
Thu	66	77	92	94	83	72	70	70	73	78	84	86	83	74	67	68	71
Fri	66	70	74	72	70	70	70	72	76	80	84	79	72	70	67	68	68
Sat	65	65	66	65	66	67	69	70	71	70	71	70	68	66	67	67	67
Sun	66	65	65	65	66	65	68	71	70	70	69	68	67	67	67	70	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Manchester to Newton (via US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (16 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manchester to central Newton 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 66 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manchester to Newton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (24 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Newton 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	75	83	84	73	70	69	70	71	74	77	81	77	71	67	69	72
Tue	67	78	99	101	87	72	70	71	71	77	81	87	81	73	67	69	70
Wed	66	78	97	99	86	72	70	70	72	77	82	88	83	75	68	69	71
Thu	66	77	92	94	83	72	70	70	73	78	84	86	83	74	67	68	71
Fri	66	70	74	72	70	70	70	72	76	80	84	79	72	70	67	68	68
Sat	65	65	66	65	66	67	69	70	71	70	71	70	68	66	67	67	67
Sun	66	65	65	65	66	65	68	71	70	70	69	68	67	67	67	70	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	75	83	84	73	70	69	70	71	74	77	81	77	71	67	69	72
Tue	67	78	99	101	87	72	70	71	71	77	81	87	81	73	67	69	70
Wed	66	78	97	99	86	72	70	70	72	77	82	88	83	75	68	69	71
Thu	66	77	92	94	83	72	70	70	73	78	84	86	83	74	67	68	71
Fri	66	70	74	72	70	70	70	72	76	80	84	79	72	70	67	68	68
Sat	65	65	66	65	66	67	69	70	71	70	71	70	68	66	67	67	67
Sun	66	65	65	65	66	65	68	71	70	70	69	68	67	67	67	70	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	75	83	84	73	70	69	70	71	74	77	81	77	71	67	69	72
Tue	67	78	99	101	87	72	70	71	71	77	81	87	81	73	67	69	70
Wed	66	78	97	99	86	72	70	70	72	77	82	88	83	75	68	69	71
Thu	66	77	92	94	83	72	70	70	73	78	84	86	83	74	67	68	71
Fri	66	70	74	72	70	70	70	72	76	80	84	79	72	70	67	68	68
Sat	65	65	66	65	66	67	69	70	71	70	71	70	68	66	67	67	67
Sun	66	65	65	65	66	65	68	71	70	70	69	68	67	67	67	70	70