Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Nashua

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 61 minutes via I-495 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Worcester 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	58	62	68	69	64	61	62	61	61	63	67	72	70	61	59	58	61
Tue	58	65	72	78	67	62	60	60	59	61	68	74	74	64	58	58	59
Wed	59	63	73	77	69	66	61	60	60	62	73	79	74	62	58	58	61
Thu	58	63	71	72	67	64	63	62	64	67	80	85	80	66	58	58	59
Fri	58	59	59	61	60	64	67	70	75	83	90	88	80	70	60	58	58
Sat	58	57	56	57	58	61	69	68	69	66	64	60	58	57	57	57	57
Sun	59	57	55	55	56	57	60	64	64	61	59	60	60	58	58	58	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Worcester to Nashua (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester 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 Worcester to Nashua?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 58 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Nashua?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (35 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (9 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (4 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	68	69	64	61	62	61	61	63	67	72	70	61	59	58	61
Tue	58	65	72	78	67	62	60	60	59	61	68	74	74	64	58	58	59
Wed	59	63	73	77	69	66	61	60	60	62	73	79	74	62	58	58	61
Thu	58	63	71	72	67	64	63	62	64	67	80	85	80	66	58	58	59
Fri	58	59	59	61	60	64	67	70	75	83	90	88	80	70	60	58	58
Sat	58	57	56	57	58	61	69	68	69	66	64	60	58	57	57	57	57
Sun	59	57	55	55	56	57	60	64	64	61	59	60	60	58	58	58	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	68	69	64	61	62	61	61	63	67	72	70	61	59	58	61
Tue	58	65	72	78	67	62	60	60	59	61	68	74	74	64	58	58	59
Wed	59	63	73	77	69	66	61	60	60	62	73	79	74	62	58	58	61
Thu	58	63	71	72	67	64	63	62	64	67	80	85	80	66	58	58	59
Fri	58	59	59	61	60	64	67	70	75	83	90	88	80	70	60	58	58
Sat	58	57	56	57	58	61	69	68	69	66	64	60	58	57	57	57	57
Sun	59	57	55	55	56	57	60	64	64	61	59	60	60	58	58	58	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	68	69	64	61	62	61	61	63	67	72	70	61	59	58	61
Tue	58	65	72	78	67	62	60	60	59	61	68	74	74	64	58	58	59
Wed	59	63	73	77	69	66	61	60	60	62	73	79	74	62	58	58	61
Thu	58	63	71	72	67	64	63	62	64	67	80	85	80	66	58	58	59
Fri	58	59	59	61	60	64	67	70	75	83	90	88	80	70	60	58	58
Sat	58	57	56	57	58	61	69	68	69	66	64	60	58	57	57	57	57
Sun	59	57	55	55	56	57	60	64	64	61	59	60	60	58	58	58	59