Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Boston

Right now (10:17 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via US-3 South and I-93 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Nashua to 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	43	56	69	71	59	49	47	50	48	59	64	59	59	50	44	44	50
Tue	43	60	85	92	74	57	48	47	47	64	70	71	72	58	46	45	48
Wed	42	58	80	89	75	57	49	48	48	66	75	73	73	60	47	45	48
Thu	43	58	78	83	71	55	49	48	51	70	76	74	73	61	48	45	48
Fri	43	49	58	54	50	48	51	53	60	69	71	67	60	54	48	45	45
Sat	42	41	43	42	44	49	50	53	53	53	55	52	51	51	46	45	45
Sun	43	41	41	42	43	44	48	52	53	52	50	48	47	47	45	44	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Nashua to Boston (via US-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Nashua to central 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 Nashua to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (14 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Nashua (return trip) · Nashua to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	56	69	71	59	49	47	50	48	59	64	59	59	50	44	44	50
Tue	43	60	85	92	74	57	48	47	47	64	70	71	72	58	46	45	48
Wed	42	58	80	89	75	57	49	48	48	66	75	73	73	60	47	45	48
Thu	43	58	78	83	71	55	49	48	51	70	76	74	73	61	48	45	48
Fri	43	49	58	54	50	48	51	53	60	69	71	67	60	54	48	45	45
Sat	42	41	43	42	44	49	50	53	53	53	55	52	51	51	46	45	45
Sun	43	41	41	42	43	44	48	52	53	52	50	48	47	47	45	44	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	56	69	71	59	49	47	50	48	59	64	59	59	50	44	44	50
Tue	43	60	85	92	74	57	48	47	47	64	70	71	72	58	46	45	48
Wed	42	58	80	89	75	57	49	48	48	66	75	73	73	60	47	45	48
Thu	43	58	78	83	71	55	49	48	51	70	76	74	73	61	48	45	48
Fri	43	49	58	54	50	48	51	53	60	69	71	67	60	54	48	45	45
Sat	42	41	43	42	44	49	50	53	53	53	55	52	51	51	46	45	45
Sun	43	41	41	42	43	44	48	52	53	52	50	48	47	47	45	44	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	56	69	71	59	49	47	50	48	59	64	59	59	50	44	44	50
Tue	43	60	85	92	74	57	48	47	47	64	70	71	72	58	46	45	48
Wed	42	58	80	89	75	57	49	48	48	66	75	73	73	60	47	45	48
Thu	43	58	78	83	71	55	49	48	51	70	76	74	73	61	48	45	48
Fri	43	49	58	54	50	48	51	53	60	69	71	67	60	54	48	45	45
Sat	42	41	43	42	44	49	50	53	53	53	55	52	51	51	46	45	45
Sun	43	41	41	42	43	44	48	52	53	52	50	48	47	47	45	44	47