Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Brookline

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 50 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Brookline 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	47	53	65	70	59	51	52	52	52	59	60	62	61	53	49	50	54
Tue	47	55	80	88	74	56	52	52	52	63	65	68	67	56	49	50	53
Wed	47	55	78	85	71	56	52	52	54	63	65	69	68	57	49	50	53
Thu	47	55	74	79	68	56	52	52	55	64	67	69	69	59	49	50	53
Fri	48	50	56	56	53	52	53	55	60	65	67	62	56	52	49	49	50
Sat	48	47	48	47	48	49	51	53	54	54	53	53	51	49	48	49	49
Sun	49	47	47	47	47	47	50	53	54	52	53	51	50	49	49	51	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Nashua to Brookline (via US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Nashua to central Brookline 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 Brookline?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 47 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Brookline?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (24 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Brookline 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	47	53	65	70	59	51	52	52	52	59	60	62	61	53	49	50	54
Tue	47	55	80	88	74	56	52	52	52	63	65	68	67	56	49	50	53
Wed	47	55	78	85	71	56	52	52	54	63	65	69	68	57	49	50	53
Thu	47	55	74	79	68	56	52	52	55	64	67	69	69	59	49	50	53
Fri	48	50	56	56	53	52	53	55	60	65	67	62	56	52	49	49	50
Sat	48	47	48	47	48	49	51	53	54	54	53	53	51	49	48	49	49
Sun	49	47	47	47	47	47	50	53	54	52	53	51	50	49	49	51	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	53	65	70	59	51	52	52	52	59	60	62	61	53	49	50	54
Tue	47	55	80	88	74	56	52	52	52	63	65	68	67	56	49	50	53
Wed	47	55	78	85	71	56	52	52	54	63	65	69	68	57	49	50	53
Thu	47	55	74	79	68	56	52	52	55	64	67	69	69	59	49	50	53
Fri	48	50	56	56	53	52	53	55	60	65	67	62	56	52	49	49	50
Sat	48	47	48	47	48	49	51	53	54	54	53	53	51	49	48	49	49
Sun	49	47	47	47	47	47	50	53	54	52	53	51	50	49	49	51	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	53	65	70	59	51	52	52	52	59	60	62	61	53	49	50	54
Tue	47	55	80	88	74	56	52	52	52	63	65	68	67	56	49	50	53
Wed	47	55	78	85	71	56	52	52	54	63	65	69	68	57	49	50	53
Thu	47	55	74	79	68	56	52	52	55	64	67	69	69	59	49	50	53
Fri	48	50	56	56	53	52	53	55	60	65	67	62	56	52	49	49	50
Sat	48	47	48	47	48	49	51	53	54	54	53	53	51	49	48	49	49
Sun	49	47	47	47	47	47	50	53	54	52	53	51	50	49	49	51	52