Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to Lynn

Right now (9:05 pm EST): about 95 minutes via MA-3 North and US-6 West, usually 95 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Barnstable to Lynn 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	95	109	118	114	102	101	105	107	107	107	108	106	107	98	86	88	89
Tue	95	120	133	123	109	105	97	96	97	103	105	106	107	95	86	87	90
Wed	95	116	130	122	111	103	99	99	97	103	107	106	106	97	87	87	93
Thu	94	113	126	120	107	103	98	99	105	111	114	113	110	99	88	87	91
Fri	90	97	100	100	98	103	105	107	112	117	116	112	106	100	87	88	88
Sat	81	81	80	83	92	105	114	112	105	102	100	100	99	94	87	87	85
Sun	82	80	79	81	89	109	123	129	124	118	113	103	103	101	100	99	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Barnstable to Lynn (via MA-3 North and US-6 West) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Barnstable to central Lynn 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 Barnstable to Lynn?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Barnstable to Lynn?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 85 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barnstable to Lynn?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (13 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (2 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (1.2 miles)

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More drives

Lynn to Barnstable (return trip) · Barnstable to Boston · Barnstable to South Boston · Barnstable to Providence · Barnstable to New Bedford · Barnstable to Brockton · Barnstable to Fall River · Barnstable to Quincy

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	109	118	114	102	101	105	107	107	107	108	106	107	98	86	88	89
Tue	95	120	133	123	109	105	97	96	97	103	105	106	107	95	86	87	90
Wed	95	116	130	122	111	103	99	99	97	103	107	106	106	97	87	87	93
Thu	94	113	126	120	107	103	98	99	105	111	114	113	110	99	88	87	91
Fri	90	97	100	100	98	103	105	107	112	117	116	112	106	100	87	88	88
Sat	81	81	80	83	92	105	114	112	105	102	100	100	99	94	87	87	85
Sun	82	80	79	81	89	109	123	129	124	118	113	103	103	101	100	99	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	109	118	114	102	101	105	107	107	107	108	106	107	98	86	88	89
Tue	95	120	133	123	109	105	97	96	97	103	105	106	107	95	86	87	90
Wed	95	116	130	122	111	103	99	99	97	103	107	106	106	97	87	87	93
Thu	94	113	126	120	107	103	98	99	105	111	114	113	110	99	88	87	91
Fri	90	97	100	100	98	103	105	107	112	117	116	112	106	100	87	88	88
Sat	81	81	80	83	92	105	114	112	105	102	100	100	99	94	87	87	85
Sun	82	80	79	81	89	109	123	129	124	118	113	103	103	101	100	99	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	109	118	114	102	101	105	107	107	107	108	106	107	98	86	88	89
Tue	95	120	133	123	109	105	97	96	97	103	105	106	107	95	86	87	90
Wed	95	116	130	122	111	103	99	99	97	103	107	106	106	97	87	87	93
Thu	94	113	126	120	107	103	98	99	105	111	114	113	110	99	88	87	91
Fri	90	97	100	100	98	103	105	107	112	117	116	112	106	100	87	88	88
Sat	81	81	80	83	92	105	114	112	105	102	100	100	99	94	87	87	85
Sun	82	80	79	81	89	109	123	129	124	118	113	103	103	101	100	99	95