Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Providence

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 87 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South, usually 78 at this time.

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	87	93	86	80	80	80	81	89	99	102	95	80	76	76	80
Tue	73	79	96	107	98	84	80	79	80	93	108	115	108	87	76	77	79
Wed	74	79	94	105	97	85	81	81	82	98	111	115	110	88	78	77	80
Thu	74	79	93	101	93	84	81	79	82	98	114	117	112	92	77	77	80
Fri	74	76	82	81	79	79	80	83	87	104	115	107	97	84	76	76	76
Sat	74	72	73	73	73	75	79	80	82	83	82	81	81	77	75	77	76
Sun	75	72	71	72	73	74	76	78	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	78	79

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 73 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 1:30 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 73 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 73 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

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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	87	93	86	80	80	80	81	89	99	102	95	80	76	76	80
Tue	73	79	96	107	98	84	80	79	80	93	108	115	108	87	76	77	79
Wed	74	79	94	105	97	85	81	81	82	98	111	115	110	88	78	77	80
Thu	74	79	93	101	93	84	81	79	82	98	114	117	112	92	77	77	80
Fri	74	76	82	81	79	79	80	83	87	104	115	107	97	84	76	76	76
Sat	74	72	73	73	73	75	79	80	82	83	82	81	81	77	75	77	76
Sun	75	72	71	72	73	74	76	78	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	78	87	93	86	80	80	80	81	89	99	102	95	80	76	76	80
Tue	73	79	96	107	98	84	80	79	80	93	108	115	108	87	76	77	79
Wed	74	79	94	105	97	85	81	81	82	98	111	115	110	88	78	77	80
Thu	74	79	93	101	93	84	81	79	82	98	114	117	112	92	77	77	80
Fri	74	76	82	81	79	79	80	83	87	104	115	107	97	84	76	76	76
Sat	74	72	73	73	73	75	79	80	82	83	82	81	81	77	75	77	76
Sun	75	72	71	72	73	74	76	78	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	78	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	78	87	93	86	80	80	80	81	89	99	102	95	80	76	76	80
Tue	73	79	96	107	98	84	80	79	80	93	108	115	108	87	76	77	79
Wed	74	79	94	105	97	85	81	81	82	98	111	115	110	88	78	77	80
Thu	74	79	93	101	93	84	81	79	82	98	114	117	112	92	77	77	80
Fri	74	76	82	81	79	79	80	83	87	104	115	107	97	84	76	76	76
Sat	74	72	73	73	73	75	79	80	82	83	82	81	81	77	75	77	76
Sun	75	72	71	72	73	74	76	78	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	78	79