Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Quincy

Right now (11:52 pm EDT): about 134 minutes via US-3 South and I-93 South.

Only 77% 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 Quincy 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	54	70	87	85	74	67	61	64	67	83	86	80	77	64	57	56	62
Tue	54	75	106	107	91	74	62	62	67	90	95	99	94	74	60	57	60
Wed	54	71	100	105	90	75	63	62	70	92	100	99	95	75	61	59	61
Thu	54	71	99	98	88	73	64	64	73	95	99	100	96	77	64	60	61
Fri	54	62	77	71	66	70	67	71	82	89	92	85	75	67	61	57	57
Sat	52	53	54	54	56	63	65	70	70	70	71	69	66	64	60	57	57
Sun	54	52	52	53	54	57	62	69	68	67	66	63	62	61	59	58	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Nashua to Quincy (via US-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 111 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 48 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 Quincy 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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 54 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Quincy?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (20 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Quincy 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 Lynn

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	70	87	85	74	67	61	64	67	83	86	80	77	64	57	56	62
Tue	54	75	106	107	91	74	62	62	67	90	95	99	94	74	60	57	60
Wed	54	71	100	105	90	75	63	62	70	92	100	99	95	75	61	59	61
Thu	54	71	99	98	88	73	64	64	73	95	99	100	96	77	64	60	61
Fri	54	62	77	71	66	70	67	71	82	89	92	85	75	67	61	57	57
Sat	52	53	54	54	56	63	65	70	70	70	71	69	66	64	60	57	57
Sun	54	52	52	53	54	57	62	69	68	67	66	63	62	61	59	58	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	70	87	85	74	67	61	64	67	83	86	80	77	64	57	56	62
Tue	54	75	106	107	91	74	62	62	67	90	95	99	94	74	60	57	60
Wed	54	71	100	105	90	75	63	62	70	92	100	99	95	75	61	59	61
Thu	54	71	99	98	88	73	64	64	73	95	99	100	96	77	64	60	61
Fri	54	62	77	71	66	70	67	71	82	89	92	85	75	67	61	57	57
Sat	52	53	54	54	56	63	65	70	70	70	71	69	66	64	60	57	57
Sun	54	52	52	53	54	57	62	69	68	67	66	63	62	61	59	58	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	70	87	85	74	67	61	64	67	83	86	80	77	64	57	56	62
Tue	54	75	106	107	91	74	62	62	67	90	95	99	94	74	60	57	60
Wed	54	71	100	105	90	75	63	62	70	92	100	99	95	75	61	59	61
Thu	54	71	99	98	88	73	64	64	73	95	99	100	96	77	64	60	61
Fri	54	62	77	71	66	70	67	71	82	89	92	85	75	67	61	57	57
Sat	52	53	54	54	56	63	65	70	70	70	71	69	66	64	60	57	57
Sun	54	52	52	53	54	57	62	69	68	67	66	63	62	61	59	58	60