Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Nashua

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 82 minutes via US-3 North and I-93 North and I-95 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Quincy 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	64	76	90	93	85	80	78	74	74	83	94	100	94	76	68	66	72
Tue	63	78	99	106	95	82	80	75	73	88	108	116	107	86	71	67	74
Wed	63	77	97	104	93	83	81	77	76	93	107	116	107	87	72	69	72
Thu	64	77	94	101	90	83	80	76	78	92	106	112	108	87	71	70	73
Fri	63	70	77	83	80	79	84	85	88	102	101	98	90	77	70	69	68
Sat	62	62	62	63	65	72	80	83	84	82	83	80	78	75	72	68	65
Sun	63	61	61	61	62	66	73	78	80	78	77	76	74	71	71	71	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Quincy to Nashua (via US-3 North and I-93 North and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Quincy 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 Quincy to Nashua?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 63 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Nashua?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (16 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Nashua to Quincy (return trip) · Quincy to Boston · Quincy to Cambridge · Quincy to Newton · Quincy to Waltham · Quincy to Framingham · Quincy to Worcester · Quincy to Lowell · Quincy to Burlington MA · Quincy to Woburn · Quincy to Dedham · Quincy to Andover

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	76	90	93	85	80	78	74	74	83	94	100	94	76	68	66	72
Tue	63	78	99	106	95	82	80	75	73	88	108	116	107	86	71	67	74
Wed	63	77	97	104	93	83	81	77	76	93	107	116	107	87	72	69	72
Thu	64	77	94	101	90	83	80	76	78	92	106	112	108	87	71	70	73
Fri	63	70	77	83	80	79	84	85	88	102	101	98	90	77	70	69	68
Sat	62	62	62	63	65	72	80	83	84	82	83	80	78	75	72	68	65
Sun	63	61	61	61	62	66	73	78	80	78	77	76	74	71	71	71	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	76	90	93	85	80	78	74	74	83	94	100	94	76	68	66	72
Tue	63	78	99	106	95	82	80	75	73	88	108	116	107	86	71	67	74
Wed	63	77	97	104	93	83	81	77	76	93	107	116	107	87	72	69	72
Thu	64	77	94	101	90	83	80	76	78	92	106	112	108	87	71	70	73
Fri	63	70	77	83	80	79	84	85	88	102	101	98	90	77	70	69	68
Sat	62	62	62	63	65	72	80	83	84	82	83	80	78	75	72	68	65
Sun	63	61	61	61	62	66	73	78	80	78	77	76	74	71	71	71	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	76	90	93	85	80	78	74	74	83	94	100	94	76	68	66	72
Tue	63	78	99	106	95	82	80	75	73	88	108	116	107	86	71	67	74
Wed	63	77	97	104	93	83	81	77	76	93	107	116	107	87	72	69	72
Thu	64	77	94	101	90	83	80	76	78	92	106	112	108	87	71	70	73
Fri	63	70	77	83	80	79	84	85	88	102	101	98	90	77	70	69	68
Sat	62	62	62	63	65	72	80	83	84	82	83	80	78	75	72	68	65
Sun	63	61	61	61	62	66	73	78	80	78	77	76	74	71	71	71	72