Best Time to Drive from Providence to Nashua

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 98 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Providence to Nashua 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	92	100	108	110	97	98	96	95	94	97	101	100	97	92	92	93	94
Tue	94	106	125	119	104	96	95	94	94	98	103	103	102	94	92	93	95
Wed	93	105	119	117	106	99	97	95	95	100	106	105	101	95	92	93	96
Thu	93	105	116	115	105	98	96	95	97	105	113	113	107	97	92	93	95
Fri	91	94	98	97	97	100	101	103	108	115	118	112	103	97	91	91	90
Sat	91	88	89	89	90	94	96	96	96	95	94	91	90	90	89	90	90
Sun	90	88	87	87	88	90	91	92	92	90	89	89	90	89	91	92	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Providence to Nashua (via I-495 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 84 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Nashua 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 Providence to Nashua?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 90-mile drive usually takes 90 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Nashua?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (66 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Nashua to Providence (return trip) · Providence to Boston · Providence to South Boston · Providence to Lowell · Providence to New Bedford · Providence to Brockton · Providence to Fall River · Providence to Quincy · Providence to Lynn · Providence to Newton · Providence to Lawrence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	100	108	110	97	98	96	95	94	97	101	100	97	92	92	93	94
Tue	94	106	125	119	104	96	95	94	94	98	103	103	102	94	92	93	95
Wed	93	105	119	117	106	99	97	95	95	100	106	105	101	95	92	93	96
Thu	93	105	116	115	105	98	96	95	97	105	113	113	107	97	92	93	95
Fri	91	94	98	97	97	100	101	103	108	115	118	112	103	97	91	91	90
Sat	91	88	89	89	90	94	96	96	96	95	94	91	90	90	89	90	90
Sun	90	88	87	87	88	90	91	92	92	90	89	89	90	89	91	92	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	100	108	110	97	98	96	95	94	97	101	100	97	92	92	93	94
Tue	94	106	125	119	104	96	95	94	94	98	103	103	102	94	92	93	95
Wed	93	105	119	117	106	99	97	95	95	100	106	105	101	95	92	93	96
Thu	93	105	116	115	105	98	96	95	97	105	113	113	107	97	92	93	95
Fri	91	94	98	97	97	100	101	103	108	115	118	112	103	97	91	91	90
Sat	91	88	89	89	90	94	96	96	96	95	94	91	90	90	89	90	90
Sun	90	88	87	87	88	90	91	92	92	90	89	89	90	89	91	92	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	100	108	110	97	98	96	95	94	97	101	100	97	92	92	93	94
Tue	94	106	125	119	104	96	95	94	94	98	103	103	102	94	92	93	95
Wed	93	105	119	117	106	99	97	95	95	100	106	105	101	95	92	93	96
Thu	93	105	116	115	105	98	96	95	97	105	113	113	107	97	92	93	95
Fri	91	94	98	97	97	100	101	103	108	115	118	112	103	97	91	91	90
Sat	91	88	89	89	90	94	96	96	96	95	94	91	90	90	89	90	90
Sun	90	88	87	87	88	90	91	92	92	90	89	89	90	89	91	92	95