Best Time to Drive from Brookline to Lawrence

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 31 minutes via I-93 North, usually 30 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Brookline to Lawrence 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	36	43	39	34	32	32	33	39	48	51	45	38	31	30	32
Tue	30	32	38	46	43	37	33	33	33	41	49	55	55	44	34	30	34
Wed	30	31	37	47	43	38	34	34	34	42	51	57	54	42	34	31	34
Thu	30	31	37	47	43	36	34	33	35	43	51	60	56	45	35	31	36
Fri	30	30	33	36	34	32	34	37	42	55	57	56	50	39	33	31	31
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	33	36	38	38	36	35	33	32	32	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	28	28	29	29	31	33	36	33	32	31	31	31	31	31	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Brookline to Lawrence (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 60 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brookline to central Lawrence 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 Brookline to Lawrence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brookline to Lawrence?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brookline to Lawrence?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (29 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lawrence to Brookline (return trip) · Brookline to Providence · Brookline to Manchester · Brookline to New Bedford · Brookline to Fall River · Brookline to Nashua · Brookline to Warwick

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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	36	43	39	34	32	32	33	39	48	51	45	38	31	30	32
Tue	30	32	38	46	43	37	33	33	33	41	49	55	55	44	34	30	34
Wed	30	31	37	47	43	38	34	34	34	42	51	57	54	42	34	31	34
Thu	30	31	37	47	43	36	34	33	35	43	51	60	56	45	35	31	36
Fri	30	30	33	36	34	32	34	37	42	55	57	56	50	39	33	31	31
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	33	36	38	38	36	35	33	32	32	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	28	28	29	29	31	33	36	33	32	31	31	31	31	31	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	36	43	39	34	32	32	33	39	48	51	45	38	31	30	32
Tue	30	32	38	46	43	37	33	33	33	41	49	55	55	44	34	30	34
Wed	30	31	37	47	43	38	34	34	34	42	51	57	54	42	34	31	34
Thu	30	31	37	47	43	36	34	33	35	43	51	60	56	45	35	31	36
Fri	30	30	33	36	34	32	34	37	42	55	57	56	50	39	33	31	31
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	33	36	38	38	36	35	33	32	32	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	28	28	29	29	31	33	36	33	32	31	31	31	31	31	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	36	43	39	34	32	32	33	39	48	51	45	38	31	30	32
Tue	30	32	38	46	43	37	33	33	33	41	49	55	55	44	34	30	34
Wed	30	31	37	47	43	38	34	34	34	42	51	57	54	42	34	31	34
Thu	30	31	37	47	43	36	34	33	35	43	51	60	56	45	35	31	36
Fri	30	30	33	36	34	32	34	37	42	55	57	56	50	39	33	31	31
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	33	36	38	38	36	35	33	32	32	31	31	30
Sun	29	29	28	28	29	29	31	33	36	33	32	31	31	31	31	31	34