Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Nashua

Right now (11:52 pm EDT): about 74 minutes via US-3 North and I-93 North and I-95 South.

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	89	93	85	81	78	75	75	84	93	100	94	77	68	67	72
Tue	63	78	99	106	96	83	81	76	74	89	109	117	108	86	71	67	76
Wed	63	77	97	105	93	84	81	78	78	93	109	116	107	86	72	69	73
Thu	64	76	94	101	91	83	81	78	79	94	107	111	108	86	71	70	75
Fri	63	69	77	82	80	80	84	85	90	103	102	97	88	76	70	68	68
Sat	62	62	62	63	65	72	81	84	85	82	83	80	77	75	72	68	65
Sun	63	61	61	61	62	66	72	77	80	78	77	75	73	72	72	71	73

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 117 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (85 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 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 63 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Nashua?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	89	93	85	81	78	75	75	84	93	100	94	77	68	67	72
Tue	63	78	99	106	96	83	81	76	74	89	109	117	108	86	71	67	76
Wed	63	77	97	105	93	84	81	78	78	93	109	116	107	86	72	69	73
Thu	64	76	94	101	91	83	81	78	79	94	107	111	108	86	71	70	75
Fri	63	69	77	82	80	80	84	85	90	103	102	97	88	76	70	68	68
Sat	62	62	62	63	65	72	81	84	85	82	83	80	77	75	72	68	65
Sun	63	61	61	61	62	66	72	77	80	78	77	75	73	72	72	71	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	76	89	93	85	81	78	75	75	84	93	100	94	77	68	67	72
Tue	63	78	99	106	96	83	81	76	74	89	109	117	108	86	71	67	76
Wed	63	77	97	105	93	84	81	78	78	93	109	116	107	86	72	69	73
Thu	64	76	94	101	91	83	81	78	79	94	107	111	108	86	71	70	75
Fri	63	69	77	82	80	80	84	85	90	103	102	97	88	76	70	68	68
Sat	62	62	62	63	65	72	81	84	85	82	83	80	77	75	72	68	65
Sun	63	61	61	61	62	66	72	77	80	78	77	75	73	72	72	71	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	76	89	93	85	81	78	75	75	84	93	100	94	77	68	67	72
Tue	63	78	99	106	96	83	81	76	74	89	109	117	108	86	71	67	76
Wed	63	77	97	105	93	84	81	78	78	93	109	116	107	86	72	69	73
Thu	64	76	94	101	91	83	81	78	79	94	107	111	108	86	71	70	75
Fri	63	69	77	82	80	80	84	85	90	103	102	97	88	76	70	68	68
Sat	62	62	62	63	65	72	81	84	85	82	83	80	77	75	72	68	65
Sun	63	61	61	61	62	66	72	77	80	78	77	75	73	72	72	71	73