Best Time to Drive from Concord to Lowell

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-495 South and I-93 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Concord 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	55	57	60	59	55	55	55	55	55	57	59	58	59	55	54	55	56
Tue	56	60	63	68	58	56	55	55	55	56	61	61	62	56	54	54	56
Wed	56	60	63	65	58	55	55	55	55	57	61	61	62	56	54	55	55
Thu	55	59	62	63	56	55	55	55	55	58	60	61	61	56	55	55	55
Fri	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	59	60	59	59	55	54	54	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	54	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Concord to Lowell (via I-495 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord 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 Concord to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 54 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Lowell?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (10 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (8 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	60	59	55	55	55	55	55	57	59	58	59	55	54	55	56
Tue	56	60	63	68	58	56	55	55	55	56	61	61	62	56	54	54	56
Wed	56	60	63	65	58	55	55	55	55	57	61	61	62	56	54	55	55
Thu	55	59	62	63	56	55	55	55	55	58	60	61	61	56	55	55	55
Fri	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	59	60	59	59	55	54	54	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	54	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	60	59	55	55	55	55	55	57	59	58	59	55	54	55	56
Tue	56	60	63	68	58	56	55	55	55	56	61	61	62	56	54	54	56
Wed	56	60	63	65	58	55	55	55	55	57	61	61	62	56	54	55	55
Thu	55	59	62	63	56	55	55	55	55	58	60	61	61	56	55	55	55
Fri	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	59	60	59	59	55	54	54	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	54	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	60	59	55	55	55	55	55	57	59	58	59	55	54	55	56
Tue	56	60	63	68	58	56	55	55	55	56	61	61	62	56	54	54	56
Wed	56	60	63	65	58	55	55	55	55	57	61	61	62	56	54	55	55
Thu	55	59	62	63	56	55	55	55	55	58	60	61	61	56	55	55	55
Fri	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	59	60	59	59	55	54	54	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	54	54
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	56