Best Time to Drive from Nashua to Waltham

Right now (3:20 am EDT): about 39 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South.

Only 78% 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 Waltham 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	34	37	47	53	43	37	37	37	37	39	41	42	44	38	35	35	39
Tue	34	38	55	66	56	42	38	37	37	40	45	49	47	40	35	35	38
Wed	34	38	53	63	54	41	38	37	37	42	46	48	48	41	36	36	38
Thu	34	38	51	59	51	40	37	37	38	43	47	49	50	44	36	36	38
Fri	34	36	41	40	38	37	38	38	40	45	47	44	40	37	35	35	36
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	35
Sun	35	34	33	34	34	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	36	35	35	36	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Nashua to Waltham (via US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (39 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Waltham 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Nashua to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (24 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	47	53	43	37	37	37	37	39	41	42	44	38	35	35	39
Tue	34	38	55	66	56	42	38	37	37	40	45	49	47	40	35	35	38
Wed	34	38	53	63	54	41	38	37	37	42	46	48	48	41	36	36	38
Thu	34	38	51	59	51	40	37	37	38	43	47	49	50	44	36	36	38
Fri	34	36	41	40	38	37	38	38	40	45	47	44	40	37	35	35	36
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	35
Sun	35	34	33	34	34	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	36	35	35	36	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	47	53	43	37	37	37	37	39	41	42	44	38	35	35	39
Tue	34	38	55	66	56	42	38	37	37	40	45	49	47	40	35	35	38
Wed	34	38	53	63	54	41	38	37	37	42	46	48	48	41	36	36	38
Thu	34	38	51	59	51	40	37	37	38	43	47	49	50	44	36	36	38
Fri	34	36	41	40	38	37	38	38	40	45	47	44	40	37	35	35	36
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	35
Sun	35	34	33	34	34	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	36	35	35	36	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	47	53	43	37	37	37	37	39	41	42	44	38	35	35	39
Tue	34	38	55	66	56	42	38	37	37	40	45	49	47	40	35	35	38
Wed	34	38	53	63	54	41	38	37	37	42	46	48	48	41	36	36	38
Thu	34	38	51	59	51	40	37	37	38	43	47	49	50	44	36	36	38
Fri	34	36	41	40	38	37	38	38	40	45	47	44	40	37	35	35	36
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	35
Sun	35	34	33	34	34	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	36	35	35	36	37