Best Time to Drive from Braintree to Lowell

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 52 minutes via I-95 North, usually 44 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Braintree 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	41	45	55	64	59	49	47	47	47	56	69	73	69	53	45	43	45
Tue	42	45	61	79	70	56	50	48	47	59	76	82	81	61	47	44	47
Wed	41	45	59	76	67	55	50	49	48	60	77	82	81	63	48	45	46
Thu	42	45	56	70	64	53	50	49	50	68	81	86	83	66	49	44	47
Fri	41	44	49	51	51	51	53	58	63	79	85	79	70	57	48	45	45
Sat	42	41	41	41	42	46	52	55	54	53	53	50	48	47	44	43	43
Sun	42	40	40	40	40	42	45	49	50	47	46	45	44	45	44	45	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Braintree to Lowell (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Braintree (Washington Street) 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 Braintree to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Braintree to Lowell?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (26 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	55	64	59	49	47	47	47	56	69	73	69	53	45	43	45
Tue	42	45	61	79	70	56	50	48	47	59	76	82	81	61	47	44	47
Wed	41	45	59	76	67	55	50	49	48	60	77	82	81	63	48	45	46
Thu	42	45	56	70	64	53	50	49	50	68	81	86	83	66	49	44	47
Fri	41	44	49	51	51	51	53	58	63	79	85	79	70	57	48	45	45
Sat	42	41	41	41	42	46	52	55	54	53	53	50	48	47	44	43	43
Sun	42	40	40	40	40	42	45	49	50	47	46	45	44	45	44	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	55	64	59	49	47	47	47	56	69	73	69	53	45	43	45
Tue	42	45	61	79	70	56	50	48	47	59	76	82	81	61	47	44	47
Wed	41	45	59	76	67	55	50	49	48	60	77	82	81	63	48	45	46
Thu	42	45	56	70	64	53	50	49	50	68	81	86	83	66	49	44	47
Fri	41	44	49	51	51	51	53	58	63	79	85	79	70	57	48	45	45
Sat	42	41	41	41	42	46	52	55	54	53	53	50	48	47	44	43	43
Sun	42	40	40	40	40	42	45	49	50	47	46	45	44	45	44	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	55	64	59	49	47	47	47	56	69	73	69	53	45	43	45
Tue	42	45	61	79	70	56	50	48	47	59	76	82	81	61	47	44	47
Wed	41	45	59	76	67	55	50	49	48	60	77	82	81	63	48	45	46
Thu	42	45	56	70	64	53	50	49	50	68	81	86	83	66	49	44	47
Fri	41	44	49	51	51	51	53	58	63	79	85	79	70	57	48	45	45
Sat	42	41	41	41	42	46	52	55	54	53	53	50	48	47	44	43	43
Sun	42	40	40	40	40	42	45	49	50	47	46	45	44	45	44	45	45