Best Time to Drive from Manchester to South Boston

Right now (9:06 pm EST): about 61 minutes via I-93 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 49% 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 South 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	63	80	89	86	74	65	65	67	70	89	88	81	81	67	62	62	64
Tue	63	88	106	107	88	71	65	64	72	94	94	96	98	72	64	62	62
Wed	63	83	103	103	87	73	66	64	76	96	101	99	98	76	64	63	63
Thu	63	84	100	97	84	71	65	66	79	98	97	101	100	79	67	63	63
Fri	61	69	75	71	67	67	66	70	84	90	89	86	79	72	65	62	62
Sat	58	59	60	60	63	65	67	70	71	71	73	72	71	70	65	62	61
Sun	58	58	59	59	61	63	67	70	72	72	72	70	67	67	64	62	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Manchester to South Boston (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 108 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manchester to central South 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 South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 61 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manchester to South Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (35 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	80	89	86	74	65	65	67	70	89	88	81	81	67	62	62	64
Tue	63	88	106	107	88	71	65	64	72	94	94	96	98	72	64	62	62
Wed	63	83	103	103	87	73	66	64	76	96	101	99	98	76	64	63	63
Thu	63	84	100	97	84	71	65	66	79	98	97	101	100	79	67	63	63
Fri	61	69	75	71	67	67	66	70	84	90	89	86	79	72	65	62	62
Sat	58	59	60	60	63	65	67	70	71	71	73	72	71	70	65	62	61
Sun	58	58	59	59	61	63	67	70	72	72	72	70	67	67	64	62	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	80	89	86	74	65	65	67	70	89	88	81	81	67	62	62	64
Tue	63	88	106	107	88	71	65	64	72	94	94	96	98	72	64	62	62
Wed	63	83	103	103	87	73	66	64	76	96	101	99	98	76	64	63	63
Thu	63	84	100	97	84	71	65	66	79	98	97	101	100	79	67	63	63
Fri	61	69	75	71	67	67	66	70	84	90	89	86	79	72	65	62	62
Sat	58	59	60	60	63	65	67	70	71	71	73	72	71	70	65	62	61
Sun	58	58	59	59	61	63	67	70	72	72	72	70	67	67	64	62	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	80	89	86	74	65	65	67	70	89	88	81	81	67	62	62	64
Tue	63	88	106	107	88	71	65	64	72	94	94	96	98	72	64	62	62
Wed	63	83	103	103	87	73	66	64	76	96	101	99	98	76	64	63	63
Thu	63	84	100	97	84	71	65	66	79	98	97	101	100	79	67	63	63
Fri	61	69	75	71	67	67	66	70	84	90	89	86	79	72	65	62	62
Sat	58	59	60	60	63	65	67	70	71	71	73	72	71	70	65	62	61
Sun	58	58	59	59	61	63	67	70	72	72	72	70	67	67	64	62	62