Best Time to Drive from Nashua to South Boston

Right now (10:32 pm EDT): about 58 minutes via US-3 South and I-93 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 South Boston 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	48	62	76	77	64	55	53	57	58	78	83	74	72	57	50	50	55
Tue	47	67	93	100	81	64	54	53	58	85	90	90	88	66	52	50	54
Wed	47	64	88	97	81	64	55	54	60	86	94	93	90	71	53	52	54
Thu	48	64	86	91	78	62	55	55	64	90	94	94	92	72	56	52	54
Fri	48	55	64	60	56	54	57	62	78	86	87	80	70	61	55	51	51
Sat	46	46	48	48	50	56	57	60	61	61	62	59	57	57	53	51	50
Sun	48	46	46	47	48	49	54	58	59	58	57	55	54	53	51	50	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Nashua to South Boston (via US-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 102 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Nashua to central South Boston 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 South Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Nashua to South Boston?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 47 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to South Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (17 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

South Boston to Nashua (return trip) · Nashua to Boston

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	62	76	77	64	55	53	57	58	78	83	74	72	57	50	50	55
Tue	47	67	93	100	81	64	54	53	58	85	90	90	88	66	52	50	54
Wed	47	64	88	97	81	64	55	54	60	86	94	93	90	71	53	52	54
Thu	48	64	86	91	78	62	55	55	64	90	94	94	92	72	56	52	54
Fri	48	55	64	60	56	54	57	62	78	86	87	80	70	61	55	51	51
Sat	46	46	48	48	50	56	57	60	61	61	62	59	57	57	53	51	50
Sun	48	46	46	47	48	49	54	58	59	58	57	55	54	53	51	50	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	62	76	77	64	55	53	57	58	78	83	74	72	57	50	50	55
Tue	47	67	93	100	81	64	54	53	58	85	90	90	88	66	52	50	54
Wed	47	64	88	97	81	64	55	54	60	86	94	93	90	71	53	52	54
Thu	48	64	86	91	78	62	55	55	64	90	94	94	92	72	56	52	54
Fri	48	55	64	60	56	54	57	62	78	86	87	80	70	61	55	51	51
Sat	46	46	48	48	50	56	57	60	61	61	62	59	57	57	53	51	50
Sun	48	46	46	47	48	49	54	58	59	58	57	55	54	53	51	50	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	62	76	77	64	55	53	57	58	78	83	74	72	57	50	50	55
Tue	47	67	93	100	81	64	54	53	58	85	90	90	88	66	52	50	54
Wed	47	64	88	97	81	64	55	54	60	86	94	93	90	71	53	52	54
Thu	48	64	86	91	78	62	55	55	64	90	94	94	92	72	56	52	54
Fri	48	55	64	60	56	54	57	62	78	86	87	80	70	61	55	51	51
Sat	46	46	48	48	50	56	57	60	61	61	62	59	57	57	53	51	50
Sun	48	46	46	47	48	49	54	58	59	58	57	55	54	53	51	50	52