Best Time to Drive from Coventry to Lowell

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 108 minutes via I-495 North and I-290 East, usually 109 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Coventry 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	110	115	129	133	119	113	113	115	116	120	128	125	113	110	109	110	111
Tue	111	118	137	144	129	115	111	111	114	121	131	130	117	112	110	110	111
Wed	110	118	136	149	135	114	112	111	114	127	135	131	116	111	110	111	112
Thu	111	119	132	140	125	115	113	115	119	130	139	135	120	111	109	110	111
Fri	108	110	119	122	117	117	125	134	149	160	164	152	137	127	113	109	109
Sat	107	105	105	106	108	116	126	124	119	115	111	109	109	107	108	109	108
Sun	107	104	104	104	105	107	116	130	131	120	115	114	113	109	109	110	111

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Coventry to Lowell (via I-495 North and I-290 East) usually takes as little as 108 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (132 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (37 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Coventry 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 Coventry to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 108 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 96-mile drive usually takes 108 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Coventry to Lowell?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (27 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (19 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (6 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lowell to Coventry (return trip) · Coventry to Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	115	129	133	119	113	113	115	116	120	128	125	113	110	109	110	111
Tue	111	118	137	144	129	115	111	111	114	121	131	130	117	112	110	110	111
Wed	110	118	136	149	135	114	112	111	114	127	135	131	116	111	110	111	112
Thu	111	119	132	140	125	115	113	115	119	130	139	135	120	111	109	110	111
Fri	108	110	119	122	117	117	125	134	149	160	164	152	137	127	113	109	109
Sat	107	105	105	106	108	116	126	124	119	115	111	109	109	107	108	109	108
Sun	107	104	104	104	105	107	116	130	131	120	115	114	113	109	109	110	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	115	129	133	119	113	113	115	116	120	128	125	113	110	109	110	111
Tue	111	118	137	144	129	115	111	111	114	121	131	130	117	112	110	110	111
Wed	110	118	136	149	135	114	112	111	114	127	135	131	116	111	110	111	112
Thu	111	119	132	140	125	115	113	115	119	130	139	135	120	111	109	110	111
Fri	108	110	119	122	117	117	125	134	149	160	164	152	137	127	113	109	109
Sat	107	105	105	106	108	116	126	124	119	115	111	109	109	107	108	109	108
Sun	107	104	104	104	105	107	116	130	131	120	115	114	113	109	109	110	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	115	129	133	119	113	113	115	116	120	128	125	113	110	109	110	111
Tue	111	118	137	144	129	115	111	111	114	121	131	130	117	112	110	110	111
Wed	110	118	136	149	135	114	112	111	114	127	135	131	116	111	110	111	112
Thu	111	119	132	140	125	115	113	115	119	130	139	135	120	111	109	110	111
Fri	108	110	119	122	117	117	125	134	149	160	164	152	137	127	113	109	109
Sat	107	105	105	106	108	116	126	124	119	115	111	109	109	107	108	109	108
Sun	107	104	104	104	105	107	116	130	131	120	115	114	113	109	109	110	111