Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Nashua

Right now (3:20 am EDT): about 44 minutes via US-3 North and I-95 North.

Only 52% 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 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	42	42	46	48	47	45	44	44	45	48	62	71	70	53	44	43	48
Tue	42	43	47	51	49	47	46	45	45	49	73	86	81	67	46	43	49
Wed	42	43	48	50	49	47	47	46	46	52	73	83	81	67	46	44	47
Thu	43	43	47	50	49	46	46	46	46	53	76	84	83	68	48	43	48
Fri	42	42	44	45	45	45	47	51	55	67	79	74	66	52	46	44	45
Sat	43	41	41	41	42	44	47	48	49	47	46	45	44	43	42	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	44	43	43	42	42	43	43	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Waltham to Nashua (via US-3 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Waltham 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 Waltham to Nashua?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 42 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Nashua?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (13 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	46	48	47	45	44	44	45	48	62	71	70	53	44	43	48
Tue	42	43	47	51	49	47	46	45	45	49	73	86	81	67	46	43	49
Wed	42	43	48	50	49	47	47	46	46	52	73	83	81	67	46	44	47
Thu	43	43	47	50	49	46	46	46	46	53	76	84	83	68	48	43	48
Fri	42	42	44	45	45	45	47	51	55	67	79	74	66	52	46	44	45
Sat	43	41	41	41	42	44	47	48	49	47	46	45	44	43	42	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	44	43	43	42	42	43	43	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	46	48	47	45	44	44	45	48	62	71	70	53	44	43	48
Tue	42	43	47	51	49	47	46	45	45	49	73	86	81	67	46	43	49
Wed	42	43	48	50	49	47	47	46	46	52	73	83	81	67	46	44	47
Thu	43	43	47	50	49	46	46	46	46	53	76	84	83	68	48	43	48
Fri	42	42	44	45	45	45	47	51	55	67	79	74	66	52	46	44	45
Sat	43	41	41	41	42	44	47	48	49	47	46	45	44	43	42	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	44	43	43	42	42	43	43	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	46	48	47	45	44	44	45	48	62	71	70	53	44	43	48
Tue	42	43	47	51	49	47	46	45	45	49	73	86	81	67	46	43	49
Wed	42	43	48	50	49	47	47	46	46	52	73	83	81	67	46	44	47
Thu	43	43	47	50	49	46	46	46	46	53	76	84	83	68	48	43	48
Fri	42	42	44	45	45	45	47	51	55	67	79	74	66	52	46	44	45
Sat	43	41	41	41	42	44	47	48	49	47	46	45	44	43	42	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	44	43	43	42	42	43	43	45