Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Manchester

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 63 minutes via I-93 North and I-95 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Waltham 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	60	60	62	65	65	63	62	63	63	67	81	89	80	69	61	60	61
Tue	60	60	62	66	67	64	63	63	63	69	90	102	94	76	63	60	62
Wed	60	60	61	66	66	66	63	64	64	71	92	101	94	77	63	60	62
Thu	60	60	61	65	66	64	64	64	65	76	99	109	102	81	65	60	63
Fri	60	59	61	63	63	63	67	72	79	96	107	107	92	71	62	61	61
Sat	60	58	58	59	59	64	70	73	70	67	65	62	60	60	59	60	60
Sun	60	58	58	58	58	59	61	63	65	62	61	59	59	59	60	60	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Waltham to Manchester (via I-93 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (12 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Waltham 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 Waltham to Manchester?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 59 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Manchester?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (32 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Manchester to Waltham (return trip) · Waltham to Boston · Waltham to Quincy · Waltham to Framingham · Waltham to Worcester · Waltham to Lowell · Waltham to Burlington MA · Waltham to Braintree · Waltham to Dedham · Waltham to Peabody · Waltham to Andover · Waltham to Brockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	60	62	65	65	63	62	63	63	67	81	89	80	69	61	60	61
Tue	60	60	62	66	67	64	63	63	63	69	90	102	94	76	63	60	62
Wed	60	60	61	66	66	66	63	64	64	71	92	101	94	77	63	60	62
Thu	60	60	61	65	66	64	64	64	65	76	99	109	102	81	65	60	63
Fri	60	59	61	63	63	63	67	72	79	96	107	107	92	71	62	61	61
Sat	60	58	58	59	59	64	70	73	70	67	65	62	60	60	59	60	60
Sun	60	58	58	58	58	59	61	63	65	62	61	59	59	59	60	60	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	60	62	65	65	63	62	63	63	67	81	89	80	69	61	60	61
Tue	60	60	62	66	67	64	63	63	63	69	90	102	94	76	63	60	62
Wed	60	60	61	66	66	66	63	64	64	71	92	101	94	77	63	60	62
Thu	60	60	61	65	66	64	64	64	65	76	99	109	102	81	65	60	63
Fri	60	59	61	63	63	63	67	72	79	96	107	107	92	71	62	61	61
Sat	60	58	58	59	59	64	70	73	70	67	65	62	60	60	59	60	60
Sun	60	58	58	58	58	59	61	63	65	62	61	59	59	59	60	60	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	60	62	65	65	63	62	63	63	67	81	89	80	69	61	60	61
Tue	60	60	62	66	67	64	63	63	63	69	90	102	94	76	63	60	62
Wed	60	60	61	66	66	66	63	64	64	71	92	101	94	77	63	60	62
Thu	60	60	61	65	66	64	64	64	65	76	99	109	102	81	65	60	63
Fri	60	59	61	63	63	63	67	72	79	96	107	107	92	71	62	61	61
Sat	60	58	58	59	59	64	70	73	70	67	65	62	60	60	59	60	60
Sun	60	58	58	58	58	59	61	63	65	62	61	59	59	59	60	60	61