Best Time to Drive from Manchester to Waltham

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 71 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Waltham 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	58	65	75	75	65	61	61	61	62	65	68	71	69	62	59	60	64
Tue	58	68	88	92	77	63	61	61	61	68	73	77	73	63	59	60	62
Wed	58	68	86	90	75	63	61	61	63	69	73	76	75	64	59	60	62
Thu	58	67	83	83	74	63	61	61	63	70	75	77	76	65	59	60	62
Fri	58	62	66	63	62	61	62	63	67	72	75	69	63	61	59	59	60
Sat	57	57	58	57	58	59	61	62	62	61	62	61	60	59	59	59	59
Sun	58	57	57	58	58	58	59	62	61	61	61	60	59	59	59	61	62

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Manchester to Waltham (via US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 92 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (11 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manchester to central Waltham 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 58 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manchester to Waltham?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Waltham 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	65	75	75	65	61	61	61	62	65	68	71	69	62	59	60	64
Tue	58	68	88	92	77	63	61	61	61	68	73	77	73	63	59	60	62
Wed	58	68	86	90	75	63	61	61	63	69	73	76	75	64	59	60	62
Thu	58	67	83	83	74	63	61	61	63	70	75	77	76	65	59	60	62
Fri	58	62	66	63	62	61	62	63	67	72	75	69	63	61	59	59	60
Sat	57	57	58	57	58	59	61	62	62	61	62	61	60	59	59	59	59
Sun	58	57	57	58	58	58	59	62	61	61	61	60	59	59	59	61	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	65	75	75	65	61	61	61	62	65	68	71	69	62	59	60	64
Tue	58	68	88	92	77	63	61	61	61	68	73	77	73	63	59	60	62
Wed	58	68	86	90	75	63	61	61	63	69	73	76	75	64	59	60	62
Thu	58	67	83	83	74	63	61	61	63	70	75	77	76	65	59	60	62
Fri	58	62	66	63	62	61	62	63	67	72	75	69	63	61	59	59	60
Sat	57	57	58	57	58	59	61	62	62	61	62	61	60	59	59	59	59
Sun	58	57	57	58	58	58	59	62	61	61	61	60	59	59	59	61	62

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	65	75	75	65	61	61	61	62	65	68	71	69	62	59	60	64
Tue	58	68	88	92	77	63	61	61	61	68	73	77	73	63	59	60	62
Wed	58	68	86	90	75	63	61	61	63	69	73	76	75	64	59	60	62
Thu	58	67	83	83	74	63	61	61	63	70	75	77	76	65	59	60	62
Fri	58	62	66	63	62	61	62	63	67	72	75	69	63	61	59	59	60
Sat	57	57	58	57	58	59	61	62	62	61	62	61	60	59	59	59	59
Sun	58	57	57	58	58	58	59	62	61	61	61	60	59	59	59	61	62