Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Malden

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 40 minutes via US-3 South and I-93 South, usually 42 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Nashua to Malden 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	38	48	59	63	50	42	41	42	41	42	47	47	48	45	39	39	44
Tue	38	51	75	81	65	47	42	41	40	44	49	51	53	47	40	40	43
Wed	38	49	70	76	64	47	42	42	41	45	50	52	53	47	41	40	43
Thu	38	48	65	71	60	45	42	42	42	47	52	52	54	50	40	40	43
Fri	38	42	48	46	43	42	43	44	46	50	53	52	48	45	41	40	40
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	40	39	39
Sun	39	37	37	37	37	38	40	44	45	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Nashua to Malden (via US-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 81 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 39 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 Malden 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 Malden?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Malden?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Malden 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	38	48	59	63	50	42	41	42	41	42	47	47	48	45	39	39	44
Tue	38	51	75	81	65	47	42	41	40	44	49	51	53	47	40	40	43
Wed	38	49	70	76	64	47	42	42	41	45	50	52	53	47	41	40	43
Thu	38	48	65	71	60	45	42	42	42	47	52	52	54	50	40	40	43
Fri	38	42	48	46	43	42	43	44	46	50	53	52	48	45	41	40	40
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	40	39	39
Sun	39	37	37	37	37	38	40	44	45	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	59	63	50	42	41	42	41	42	47	47	48	45	39	39	44
Tue	38	51	75	81	65	47	42	41	40	44	49	51	53	47	40	40	43
Wed	38	49	70	76	64	47	42	42	41	45	50	52	53	47	41	40	43
Thu	38	48	65	71	60	45	42	42	42	47	52	52	54	50	40	40	43
Fri	38	42	48	46	43	42	43	44	46	50	53	52	48	45	41	40	40
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	40	39	39
Sun	39	37	37	37	37	38	40	44	45	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	59	63	50	42	41	42	41	42	47	47	48	45	39	39	44
Tue	38	51	75	81	65	47	42	41	40	44	49	51	53	47	40	40	43
Wed	38	49	70	76	64	47	42	42	41	45	50	52	53	47	41	40	43
Thu	38	48	65	71	60	45	42	42	42	47	52	52	54	50	40	40	43
Fri	38	42	48	46	43	42	43	44	46	50	53	52	48	45	41	40	40
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	40	39	39
Sun	39	37	37	37	37	38	40	44	45	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	41