Best Time to Drive from Brighton to Lynn

Right now (8:51 pm EST): about 35 minutes via I-90 East, usually 33 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Brighton 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	30	31	42	52	48	39	34	33	34	41	49	56	50	45	37	33	36
Tue	29	31	53	68	59	45	37	33	33	41	49	59	57	56	41	34	33
Wed	28	30	48	68	59	46	38	33	34	42	56	65	63	58	41	34	34
Thu	30	30	51	68	56	44	37	35	35	48	65	73	73	64	43	37	35
Fri	29	29	36	41	38	35	35	36	42	55	68	72	64	51	41	35	34
Sat	31	29	29	29	30	32	34	38	39	42	43	44	41	39	38	34	31
Sun	32	30	29	28	29	31	32	34	38	43	44	45	42	37	39	34	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Brighton to Lynn (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (46 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brighton 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 Brighton to Lynn?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 28 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brighton to Lynn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (11 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (1.2 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lynn to Brighton (return trip) · Brighton to South Boston · Brighton to Worcester · Brighton to Lowell · Brighton to Brockton · Brighton 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	30	31	42	52	48	39	34	33	34	41	49	56	50	45	37	33	36
Tue	29	31	53	68	59	45	37	33	33	41	49	59	57	56	41	34	33
Wed	28	30	48	68	59	46	38	33	34	42	56	65	63	58	41	34	34
Thu	30	30	51	68	56	44	37	35	35	48	65	73	73	64	43	37	35
Fri	29	29	36	41	38	35	35	36	42	55	68	72	64	51	41	35	34
Sat	31	29	29	29	30	32	34	38	39	42	43	44	41	39	38	34	31
Sun	32	30	29	28	29	31	32	34	38	43	44	45	42	37	39	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	42	52	48	39	34	33	34	41	49	56	50	45	37	33	36
Tue	29	31	53	68	59	45	37	33	33	41	49	59	57	56	41	34	33
Wed	28	30	48	68	59	46	38	33	34	42	56	65	63	58	41	34	34
Thu	30	30	51	68	56	44	37	35	35	48	65	73	73	64	43	37	35
Fri	29	29	36	41	38	35	35	36	42	55	68	72	64	51	41	35	34
Sat	31	29	29	29	30	32	34	38	39	42	43	44	41	39	38	34	31
Sun	32	30	29	28	29	31	32	34	38	43	44	45	42	37	39	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	42	52	48	39	34	33	34	41	49	56	50	45	37	33	36
Tue	29	31	53	68	59	45	37	33	33	41	49	59	57	56	41	34	33
Wed	28	30	48	68	59	46	38	33	34	42	56	65	63	58	41	34	34
Thu	30	30	51	68	56	44	37	35	35	48	65	73	73	64	43	37	35
Fri	29	29	36	41	38	35	35	36	42	55	68	72	64	51	41	35	34
Sat	31	29	29	29	30	32	34	38	39	42	43	44	41	39	38	34	31
Sun	32	30	29	28	29	31	32	34	38	43	44	45	42	37	39	34	34