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Best Time to Drive from Burlington MA to Lowell

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 20 minutes via US-3 North, usually 25 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.

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Burlington MA to Lowell (via US-3 North) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 35 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (18 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lowell to Burlington MA

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 10 to 19 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Burlington MA to central Lowell (Hale Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Burlington MA to Lowell by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1717171818171717171720262723171720
Tue1717171919171717171725323529171720
Wed1717171919181818171826313428171719
Thu1717171919171717171724283329181720
Fri1716171717171718182029292519171717
Sat1717171617171717181717171717171717
Sun1716161616161617171717161617161717

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 8 am. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 35 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 16 to 35 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Burlington MA to Lowell?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 35 minutes.

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