Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Framingham

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 48 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South and I-90 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 77% 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 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	51	59	65	55	50	50	50	50	55	61	63	62	53	48	48	53
Tue	46	52	71	79	68	54	50	50	50	57	66	73	71	57	48	48	51
Wed	46	52	69	77	66	53	51	50	51	59	68	71	72	59	49	49	51
Thu	46	52	65	72	64	53	50	50	51	59	70	74	75	61	49	48	51
Fri	47	48	53	53	51	50	51	51	55	64	71	68	59	53	48	48	49
Sat	47	46	47	46	46	47	49	50	50	51	51	50	49	48	47	48	48
Sun	48	46	45	46	46	46	48	50	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	49	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Nashua to Framingham (via US-3 South and I-95 South and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 79 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 17 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 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?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 46 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Framingham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (24 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Framingham 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 Center

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	59	65	55	50	50	50	50	55	61	63	62	53	48	48	53
Tue	46	52	71	79	68	54	50	50	50	57	66	73	71	57	48	48	51
Wed	46	52	69	77	66	53	51	50	51	59	68	71	72	59	49	49	51
Thu	46	52	65	72	64	53	50	50	51	59	70	74	75	61	49	48	51
Fri	47	48	53	53	51	50	51	51	55	64	71	68	59	53	48	48	49
Sat	47	46	47	46	46	47	49	50	50	51	51	50	49	48	47	48	48
Sun	48	46	45	46	46	46	48	50	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	49	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	59	65	55	50	50	50	50	55	61	63	62	53	48	48	53
Tue	46	52	71	79	68	54	50	50	50	57	66	73	71	57	48	48	51
Wed	46	52	69	77	66	53	51	50	51	59	68	71	72	59	49	49	51
Thu	46	52	65	72	64	53	50	50	51	59	70	74	75	61	49	48	51
Fri	47	48	53	53	51	50	51	51	55	64	71	68	59	53	48	48	49
Sat	47	46	47	46	46	47	49	50	50	51	51	50	49	48	47	48	48
Sun	48	46	45	46	46	46	48	50	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	49	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	51	59	65	55	50	50	50	50	55	61	63	62	53	48	48	53
Tue	46	52	71	79	68	54	50	50	50	57	66	73	71	57	48	48	51
Wed	46	52	69	77	66	53	51	50	51	59	68	71	72	59	49	49	51
Thu	46	52	65	72	64	53	50	50	51	59	70	74	75	61	49	48	51
Fri	47	48	53	53	51	50	51	51	55	64	71	68	59	53	48	48	49
Sat	47	46	47	46	46	47	49	50	50	51	51	50	49	48	47	48	48
Sun	48	46	45	46	46	46	48	50	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	49	51