Best Time to Drive from BOS to Lowell

Right now (10:19 pm EDT): about 34 minutes via I-93 North and I-495 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from BOS to Lowell 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	33	33	36	41	37	35	35	34	35	38	47	52	48	39	34	34	36
Tue	32	33	38	49	45	36	34	34	35	39	49	53	54	42	36	34	37
Wed	32	33	37	49	46	37	35	36	35	41	49	55	57	41	36	34	37
Thu	33	33	37	49	45	35	34	35	36	40	49	56	56	42	36	34	39
Fri	32	32	34	37	35	34	36	37	41	50	55	53	49	39	34	34	34
Sat	33	31	31	32	32	34	37	38	37	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	32
Sun	34	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	35	34	34	33	34	33	34	34	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from BOS to Lowell (via I-93 North and I-495 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to central Lowell (Hale Street) 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 BOS to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from BOS to Lowell?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from BOS to Lowell?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (20 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	32	33	38	49	45	36	34	34	35	39	49	53	54	42	36	34	37
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Fri	32	32	34	37	35	34	36	37	41	50	55	53	49	39	34	34	34
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Tue	32	33	38	49	45	36	34	34	35	39	49	53	54	42	36	34	37
Wed	32	33	37	49	46	37	35	36	35	41	49	55	57	41	36	34	37
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	36	41	37	35	35	34	35	38	47	52	48	39	34	34	36
Tue	32	33	38	49	45	36	34	34	35	39	49	53	54	42	36	34	37
Wed	32	33	37	49	46	37	35	36	35	41	49	55	57	41	36	34	37
Thu	33	33	37	49	45	35	34	35	36	40	49	56	56	42	36	34	39
Fri	32	32	34	37	35	34	36	37	41	50	55	53	49	39	34	34	34
Sat	33	31	31	32	32	34	37	38	37	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	32
Sun	34	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	35	34	34	33	34	33	34	34	36