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Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to Lowell

Right now (5:35 pm EDT): about 28 minutes via US-3 North, usually 29 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Burlington MA to Lowell by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Burlington MA to Lowell (via US-3 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 18 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (18 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Burlington MA 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 Burlington MA to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Burlington MA to Lowell?

The 13-mile drive usually takes 17 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 18 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burlington MA to Lowell?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.

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