Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Newton

Right now (10:49 pm EDT): about 42 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South.

Only 74% 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 Newton 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	40	45	54	60	50	44	44	44	44	49	50	52	52	45	41	42	47
Tue	40	46	66	75	64	48	44	44	44	51	54	58	56	47	42	42	45
Wed	40	46	64	72	61	47	44	44	45	51	54	57	56	48	42	42	45
Thu	40	46	60	67	59	47	44	44	45	53	56	57	58	49	42	42	45
Fri	40	42	47	47	45	44	44	45	49	53	56	52	47	44	41	42	43
Sat	40	40	41	40	40	41	43	44	44	45	45	45	43	42	41	42	42
Sun	42	40	40	40	40	40	42	44	45	44	44	43	42	41	41	44	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Nashua to Newton (via US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 75 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (46 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Nashua to central Newton 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 40 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Newton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (24 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Newton 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	54	60	50	44	44	44	44	49	50	52	52	45	41	42	47
Tue	40	46	66	75	64	48	44	44	44	51	54	58	56	47	42	42	45
Wed	40	46	64	72	61	47	44	44	45	51	54	57	56	48	42	42	45
Thu	40	46	60	67	59	47	44	44	45	53	56	57	58	49	42	42	45
Fri	40	42	47	47	45	44	44	45	49	53	56	52	47	44	41	42	43
Sat	40	40	41	40	40	41	43	44	44	45	45	45	43	42	41	42	42
Sun	42	40	40	40	40	40	42	44	45	44	44	43	42	41	41	44	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	54	60	50	44	44	44	44	49	50	52	52	45	41	42	47
Tue	40	46	66	75	64	48	44	44	44	51	54	58	56	47	42	42	45
Wed	40	46	64	72	61	47	44	44	45	51	54	57	56	48	42	42	45
Thu	40	46	60	67	59	47	44	44	45	53	56	57	58	49	42	42	45
Fri	40	42	47	47	45	44	44	45	49	53	56	52	47	44	41	42	43
Sat	40	40	41	40	40	41	43	44	44	45	45	45	43	42	41	42	42
Sun	42	40	40	40	40	40	42	44	45	44	44	43	42	41	41	44	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	54	60	50	44	44	44	44	49	50	52	52	45	41	42	47
Tue	40	46	66	75	64	48	44	44	44	51	54	58	56	47	42	42	45
Wed	40	46	64	72	61	47	44	44	45	51	54	57	56	48	42	42	45
Thu	40	46	60	67	59	47	44	44	45	53	56	57	58	49	42	42	45
Fri	40	42	47	47	45	44	44	45	49	53	56	52	47	44	41	42	43
Sat	40	40	41	40	40	41	43	44	44	45	45	45	43	42	41	42	42
Sun	42	40	40	40	40	40	42	44	45	44	44	43	42	41	41	44	45