Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Framingham Center

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 61 minutes via I-495 South, usually 56 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 Framingham Center 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	52	55	58	61	59	56	56	56	56	57	63	68	61	56	53	54	56
Tue	52	57	64	68	62	57	57	56	56	56	64	72	69	60	54	54	55
Wed	52	56	63	68	63	58	57	56	57	58	67	75	71	60	54	54	55
Thu	53	56	62	66	60	58	57	57	57	61	75	80	74	63	54	54	55
Fri	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	61	69	81	81	71	59	55	54	53
Sat	53	52	51	51	52	53	57	60	60	58	56	54	53	53	52	53	52
Sun	54	52	51	51	51	52	56	58	57	57	56	54	54	53	52	53	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Nashua to Framingham Center (via I-495 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 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 Framingham Center 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 Framingham Center?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Nashua to Framingham Center?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 52 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Framingham Center?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (34 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (8 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	58	61	59	56	56	56	56	57	63	68	61	56	53	54	56
Tue	52	57	64	68	62	57	57	56	56	56	64	72	69	60	54	54	55
Wed	52	56	63	68	63	58	57	56	57	58	67	75	71	60	54	54	55
Thu	53	56	62	66	60	58	57	57	57	61	75	80	74	63	54	54	55
Fri	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	61	69	81	81	71	59	55	54	53
Sat	53	52	51	51	52	53	57	60	60	58	56	54	53	53	52	53	52
Sun	54	52	51	51	51	52	56	58	57	57	56	54	54	53	52	53	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	58	61	59	56	56	56	56	57	63	68	61	56	53	54	56
Tue	52	57	64	68	62	57	57	56	56	56	64	72	69	60	54	54	55
Wed	52	56	63	68	63	58	57	56	57	58	67	75	71	60	54	54	55
Thu	53	56	62	66	60	58	57	57	57	61	75	80	74	63	54	54	55
Fri	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	61	69	81	81	71	59	55	54	53
Sat	53	52	51	51	52	53	57	60	60	58	56	54	53	53	52	53	52
Sun	54	52	51	51	51	52	56	58	57	57	56	54	54	53	52	53	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	58	61	59	56	56	56	56	57	63	68	61	56	53	54	56
Tue	52	57	64	68	62	57	57	56	56	56	64	72	69	60	54	54	55
Wed	52	56	63	68	63	58	57	56	57	58	67	75	71	60	54	54	55
Thu	53	56	62	66	60	58	57	57	57	61	75	80	74	63	54	54	55
Fri	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	61	69	81	81	71	59	55	54	53
Sat	53	52	51	51	52	53	57	60	60	58	56	54	53	53	52	53	52
Sun	54	52	51	51	51	52	56	58	57	57	56	54	54	53	52	53	54