Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Providence

Right now (10:35 pm EST): about 78 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South.

Only 79% 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 Providence 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	74	78	89	95	87	80	79	80	80	89	99	103	96	81	76	76	80
Tue	74	79	98	107	97	83	80	79	80	92	108	114	110	88	77	77	79
Wed	74	79	95	106	96	85	81	81	81	97	111	115	111	88	78	77	80
Thu	74	79	93	101	93	83	80	79	82	97	111	117	112	92	78	77	80
Fri	74	76	82	82	80	80	80	82	87	104	115	107	97	85	76	76	76
Sat	74	73	73	73	74	75	78	79	81	82	81	82	81	78	76	76	76
Sun	75	72	71	72	73	75	77	78	81	79	79	78	78	77	76	78	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Nashua to Providence (via I-95 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Nashua to central Providence 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 Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 74 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Providence?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (36 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (24 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Nashua (return trip) · Nashua to Boston · Nashua to South Boston · Nashua to Worcester · Nashua to Lowell · Nashua to Brockton · Nashua to Quincy · Nashua to Lynn · Nashua to Newton · Nashua to Pawtucket · Nashua to Framingham · 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	74	78	89	95	87	80	79	80	80	89	99	103	96	81	76	76	80
Tue	74	79	98	107	97	83	80	79	80	92	108	114	110	88	77	77	79
Wed	74	79	95	106	96	85	81	81	81	97	111	115	111	88	78	77	80
Thu	74	79	93	101	93	83	80	79	82	97	111	117	112	92	78	77	80
Fri	74	76	82	82	80	80	80	82	87	104	115	107	97	85	76	76	76
Sat	74	73	73	73	74	75	78	79	81	82	81	82	81	78	76	76	76
Sun	75	72	71	72	73	75	77	78	81	79	79	78	78	77	76	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	78	89	95	87	80	79	80	80	89	99	103	96	81	76	76	80
Tue	74	79	98	107	97	83	80	79	80	92	108	114	110	88	77	77	79
Wed	74	79	95	106	96	85	81	81	81	97	111	115	111	88	78	77	80
Thu	74	79	93	101	93	83	80	79	82	97	111	117	112	92	78	77	80
Fri	74	76	82	82	80	80	80	82	87	104	115	107	97	85	76	76	76
Sat	74	73	73	73	74	75	78	79	81	82	81	82	81	78	76	76	76
Sun	75	72	71	72	73	75	77	78	81	79	79	78	78	77	76	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	78	89	95	87	80	79	80	80	89	99	103	96	81	76	76	80
Tue	74	79	98	107	97	83	80	79	80	92	108	114	110	88	77	77	79
Wed	74	79	95	106	96	85	81	81	81	97	111	115	111	88	78	77	80
Thu	74	79	93	101	93	83	80	79	82	97	111	117	112	92	78	77	80
Fri	74	76	82	82	80	80	80	82	87	104	115	107	97	85	76	76	76
Sat	74	73	73	73	74	75	78	79	81	82	81	82	81	78	76	76	76
Sun	75	72	71	72	73	75	77	78	81	79	79	78	78	77	76	78	78