Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Manchester

Right now (11:43 pm EST): about 58 minutes via I-93 North.

Only 51% 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 South Boston to Manchester 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	58	58	60	64	64	62	61	62	62	68	75	83	77	68	60	58	60
Tue	58	58	60	66	67	62	62	63	62	70	83	94	92	75	63	59	60
Wed	58	58	60	66	67	64	62	63	63	72	86	93	91	73	63	59	61
Thu	58	58	60	66	67	62	62	63	65	73	88	101	98	76	63	60	62
Fri	58	57	59	62	62	61	64	69	74	88	96	98	88	69	61	61	59
Sat	58	57	57	57	59	62	68	71	69	67	65	63	61	60	60	60	58
Sun	58	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	64	63	62	61	61	59	59	60	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from South Boston to Manchester (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (13 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Boston 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 South Boston to Manchester?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Boston to Manchester?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 57 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Manchester?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (40 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Manchester to South Boston (return trip) · South Boston to Providence · South Boston to Fall River · South Boston to Nashua · South Boston to New Bedford · South Boston to Haverhill · South Boston to Malden · South Boston to Medford · South Boston to Taunton · South Boston to Weymouth · South Boston to Revere · South Boston to Peabody

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	60	64	64	62	61	62	62	68	75	83	77	68	60	58	60
Tue	58	58	60	66	67	62	62	63	62	70	83	94	92	75	63	59	60
Wed	58	58	60	66	67	64	62	63	63	72	86	93	91	73	63	59	61
Thu	58	58	60	66	67	62	62	63	65	73	88	101	98	76	63	60	62
Fri	58	57	59	62	62	61	64	69	74	88	96	98	88	69	61	61	59
Sat	58	57	57	57	59	62	68	71	69	67	65	63	61	60	60	60	58
Sun	58	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	64	63	62	61	61	59	59	60	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	60	64	64	62	61	62	62	68	75	83	77	68	60	58	60
Tue	58	58	60	66	67	62	62	63	62	70	83	94	92	75	63	59	60
Wed	58	58	60	66	67	64	62	63	63	72	86	93	91	73	63	59	61
Thu	58	58	60	66	67	62	62	63	65	73	88	101	98	76	63	60	62
Fri	58	57	59	62	62	61	64	69	74	88	96	98	88	69	61	61	59
Sat	58	57	57	57	59	62	68	71	69	67	65	63	61	60	60	60	58
Sun	58	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	64	63	62	61	61	59	59	60	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	60	64	64	62	61	62	62	68	75	83	77	68	60	58	60
Tue	58	58	60	66	67	62	62	63	62	70	83	94	92	75	63	59	60
Wed	58	58	60	66	67	64	62	63	63	72	86	93	91	73	63	59	61
Thu	58	58	60	66	67	62	62	63	65	73	88	101	98	76	63	60	62
Fri	58	57	59	62	62	61	64	69	74	88	96	98	88	69	61	61	59
Sat	58	57	57	57	59	62	68	71	69	67	65	63	61	60	60	60	58
Sun	58	56	56	56	57	58	60	62	64	63	62	61	61	59	59	60	61