Best Time to Drive from Brighton to Lowell

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 30 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North, usually 34 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Brighton 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	30	30	32	36	36	34	32	32	32	35	48	56	54	41	31	31	33
Tue	30	30	32	38	39	35	34	32	33	37	57	70	69	52	35	31	34
Wed	30	30	32	38	39	36	35	34	33	39	57	68	67	53	35	31	33
Thu	30	30	32	37	39	35	34	33	34	43	62	76	75	57	36	31	34
Fri	30	29	31	33	33	33	35	39	43	54	67	68	58	42	35	32	32
Sat	31	29	29	29	30	31	35	36	37	36	35	34	32	32	30	31	30
Sun	31	29	29	29	29	29	30	32	34	33	32	31	31	30	31	31	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Brighton to Lowell (via I-95 North and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brighton to central Lowell 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 Brighton to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brighton to Lowell?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (14 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lowell to Brighton (return trip) · Brighton to South Boston · Brighton to Worcester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	32	36	36	34	32	32	32	35	48	56	54	41	31	31	33
Tue	30	30	32	38	39	35	34	32	33	37	57	70	69	52	35	31	34
Wed	30	30	32	38	39	36	35	34	33	39	57	68	67	53	35	31	33
Thu	30	30	32	37	39	35	34	33	34	43	62	76	75	57	36	31	34
Fri	30	29	31	33	33	33	35	39	43	54	67	68	58	42	35	32	32
Sat	31	29	29	29	30	31	35	36	37	36	35	34	32	32	30	31	30
Sun	31	29	29	29	29	29	30	32	34	33	32	31	31	30	31	31	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	32	36	36	34	32	32	32	35	48	56	54	41	31	31	33
Tue	30	30	32	38	39	35	34	32	33	37	57	70	69	52	35	31	34
Wed	30	30	32	38	39	36	35	34	33	39	57	68	67	53	35	31	33
Thu	30	30	32	37	39	35	34	33	34	43	62	76	75	57	36	31	34
Fri	30	29	31	33	33	33	35	39	43	54	67	68	58	42	35	32	32
Sat	31	29	29	29	30	31	35	36	37	36	35	34	32	32	30	31	30
Sun	31	29	29	29	29	29	30	32	34	33	32	31	31	30	31	31	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	30	32	36	36	34	32	32	32	35	48	56	54	41	31	31	33
Tue	30	30	32	38	39	35	34	32	33	37	57	70	69	52	35	31	34
Wed	30	30	32	38	39	36	35	34	33	39	57	68	67	53	35	31	33
Thu	30	30	32	37	39	35	34	33	34	43	62	76	75	57	36	31	34
Fri	30	29	31	33	33	33	35	39	43	54	67	68	58	42	35	32	32
Sat	31	29	29	29	30	31	35	36	37	36	35	34	32	32	30	31	30
Sun	31	29	29	29	29	29	30	32	34	33	32	31	31	30	31	31	32