Best Time to Drive from Manchester to South Boston

Right now (8:17 pm EDT): about 61 minutes via I-93 South, usually 63 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	78	87	84	72	65	65	68	74	91	88	81	81	66	61	61	63
Tue	63	87	105	107	89	72	65	65	72	94	94	96	98	72	63	62	62
Wed	63	81	103	104	87	73	66	65	77	96	99	98	99	76	65	63	63
Thu	63	82	98	97	83	71	65	67	79	98	98	101	99	79	67	63	63
Fri	61	69	74	70	67	66	66	72	85	91	91	87	80	71	65	62	62
Sat	58	59	60	60	64	65	67	70	71	72	73	72	70	69	64	62	61
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	62	67	70	71	73	72	68	67	66	63	63	63

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 2 pm on Sundays (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 17 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)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	78	87	84	72	65	65	68	74	91	88	81	81	66	61	61	63
Tue	63	87	105	107	89	72	65	65	72	94	94	96	98	72	63	62	62
Wed	63	81	103	104	87	73	66	65	77	96	99	98	99	76	65	63	63
Thu	63	82	98	97	83	71	65	67	79	98	98	101	99	79	67	63	63
Fri	61	69	74	70	67	66	66	72	85	91	91	87	80	71	65	62	62
Sat	58	59	60	60	64	65	67	70	71	72	73	72	70	69	64	62	61
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	62	67	70	71	73	72	68	67	66	63	63	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	78	87	84	72	65	65	68	74	91	88	81	81	66	61	61	63
Tue	63	87	105	107	89	72	65	65	72	94	94	96	98	72	63	62	62
Wed	63	81	103	104	87	73	66	65	77	96	99	98	99	76	65	63	63
Thu	63	82	98	97	83	71	65	67	79	98	98	101	99	79	67	63	63
Fri	61	69	74	70	67	66	66	72	85	91	91	87	80	71	65	62	62
Sat	58	59	60	60	64	65	67	70	71	72	73	72	70	69	64	62	61
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	62	67	70	71	73	72	68	67	66	63	63	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	78	87	84	72	65	65	68	74	91	88	81	81	66	61	61	63
Tue	63	87	105	107	89	72	65	65	72	94	94	96	98	72	63	62	62
Wed	63	81	103	104	87	73	66	65	77	96	99	98	99	76	65	63	63
Thu	63	82	98	97	83	71	65	67	79	98	98	101	99	79	67	63	63
Fri	61	69	74	70	67	66	66	72	85	91	91	87	80	71	65	62	62
Sat	58	59	60	60	64	65	67	70	71	72	73	72	70	69	64	62	61
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	62	67	70	71	73	72	68	67	66	63	63	63