Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Marlborough to Manchester
Right now (10:07 pm EST): about 65 minutes via I-495 North and I-93 North, usually 70 at this time.
Only 62% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 67 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 67 |
| Tue | 67 | 68 | 72 | 81 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 81 | 89 | 87 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 67 |
| Wed | 67 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 84 | 91 | 88 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 67 |
| Thu | 67 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 90 | 100 | 97 | 77 | 68 | 66 | 67 |
| Fri | 67 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 86 | 101 | 104 | 90 | 75 | 67 | 66 | 66 |
| Sat | 67 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Sun | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Marlborough to Manchester (via I-495 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (73 minutes).
About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (about 9 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Marlborough to central Manchester 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 Marlborough to Manchester?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Marlborough to Manchester?
The 65-mile drive usually takes 65 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Marlborough to Manchester?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 North in Boston (36 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (16 miles)
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