Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Arlington

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 37 minutes via US-3 South, usually 39 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Nashua to Arlington 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	37	43	51	53	43	40	39	40	39	40	42	45	43	41	38	38	42
Tue	37	44	59	62	52	42	40	40	39	40	43	47	46	44	39	38	41
Wed	37	44	59	61	51	42	40	40	39	40	43	48	47	44	39	39	41
Thu	38	44	56	57	50	41	40	40	39	40	43	44	45	43	39	38	41
Fri	38	40	43	42	40	39	40	40	40	42	46	45	41	41	38	38	39
Sat	37	37	38	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	39	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	38	39	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Nashua to Arlington (via US-3 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Nashua to central Arlington 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 Nashua to Arlington?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Nashua to Arlington?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 37 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Arlington?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (27 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Arlington to Nashua (return trip) · Nashua to Boston · Nashua to South Boston · Nashua to Worcester · Nashua to Providence · Nashua to Lowell · Nashua to Brockton · Nashua to Quincy · Nashua to Lynn · Nashua to Newton · Nashua to Pawtucket · Nashua 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	37	43	51	53	43	40	39	40	39	40	42	45	43	41	38	38	42
Tue	37	44	59	62	52	42	40	40	39	40	43	47	46	44	39	38	41
Wed	37	44	59	61	51	42	40	40	39	40	43	48	47	44	39	39	41
Thu	38	44	56	57	50	41	40	40	39	40	43	44	45	43	39	38	41
Fri	38	40	43	42	40	39	40	40	40	42	46	45	41	41	38	38	39
Sat	37	37	38	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	39	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	38	39	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	51	53	43	40	39	40	39	40	42	45	43	41	38	38	42
Tue	37	44	59	62	52	42	40	40	39	40	43	47	46	44	39	38	41
Wed	37	44	59	61	51	42	40	40	39	40	43	48	47	44	39	39	41
Thu	38	44	56	57	50	41	40	40	39	40	43	44	45	43	39	38	41
Fri	38	40	43	42	40	39	40	40	40	42	46	45	41	41	38	38	39
Sat	37	37	38	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	39	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	38	39	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	51	53	43	40	39	40	39	40	42	45	43	41	38	38	42
Tue	37	44	59	62	52	42	40	40	39	40	43	47	46	44	39	38	41
Wed	37	44	59	61	51	42	40	40	39	40	43	48	47	44	39	39	41
Thu	38	44	56	57	50	41	40	40	39	40	43	44	45	43	39	38	41
Fri	38	40	43	42	40	39	40	40	40	42	46	45	41	41	38	38	39
Sat	37	37	38	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	39	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	38	39	38	38	39	40