Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Peabody

Right now (2:51 am EST): about 45 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 North.

Only 71% 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 Peabody 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	43	48	59	62	53	48	48	48	48	49	57	59	59	51	45	45	48
Tue	43	49	68	69	60	50	48	48	47	51	61	66	65	54	45	44	48
Wed	43	50	65	67	61	50	48	49	48	52	61	65	66	56	46	45	48
Thu	43	49	64	66	57	50	49	49	49	54	65	67	69	57	47	45	48
Fri	43	46	52	51	48	49	51	54	56	61	67	65	61	53	46	45	45
Sat	43	42	43	43	43	48	52	53	52	51	51	49	48	47	45	45	45
Sun	44	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	51	47	47	45	45	45	45	45	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Nashua to Peabody (via US-3 South and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 71 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Nashua to central Peabody 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 Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Peabody?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (25 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (12 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Peabody 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	43	48	59	62	53	48	48	48	48	49	57	59	59	51	45	45	48
Tue	43	49	68	69	60	50	48	48	47	51	61	66	65	54	45	44	48
Wed	43	50	65	67	61	50	48	49	48	52	61	65	66	56	46	45	48
Thu	43	49	64	66	57	50	49	49	49	54	65	67	69	57	47	45	48
Fri	43	46	52	51	48	49	51	54	56	61	67	65	61	53	46	45	45
Sat	43	42	43	43	43	48	52	53	52	51	51	49	48	47	45	45	45
Sun	44	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	51	47	47	45	45	45	45	45	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	59	62	53	48	48	48	48	49	57	59	59	51	45	45	48
Tue	43	49	68	69	60	50	48	48	47	51	61	66	65	54	45	44	48
Wed	43	50	65	67	61	50	48	49	48	52	61	65	66	56	46	45	48
Thu	43	49	64	66	57	50	49	49	49	54	65	67	69	57	47	45	48
Fri	43	46	52	51	48	49	51	54	56	61	67	65	61	53	46	45	45
Sat	43	42	43	43	43	48	52	53	52	51	51	49	48	47	45	45	45
Sun	44	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	51	47	47	45	45	45	45	45	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	48	59	62	53	48	48	48	48	49	57	59	59	51	45	45	48
Tue	43	49	68	69	60	50	48	48	47	51	61	66	65	54	45	44	48
Wed	43	50	65	67	61	50	48	49	48	52	61	65	66	56	46	45	48
Thu	43	49	64	66	57	50	49	49	49	54	65	67	69	57	47	45	48
Fri	43	46	52	51	48	49	51	54	56	61	67	65	61	53	46	45	45
Sat	43	42	43	43	43	48	52	53	52	51	51	49	48	47	45	45	45
Sun	44	42	42	42	42	43	46	50	51	47	47	45	45	45	45	45	47