Best Time to Drive from Newton to Manchester

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 76 minutes via I-93 North and I-95 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 57% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Newton to Manchester (via I-93 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (18 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton to central Manchester 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 Newton to Manchester?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newton to Manchester?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 66 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Manchester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (32 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (13 miles)

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