Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Cumberland to Lowell
Right now (3:51 am EST): about 64 minutes via I-495 North, usually 64 at this time.
Only 64% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 64 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 |
| Tue | 65 | 70 | 77 | 90 | 78 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 66 |
| Wed | 65 | 68 | 76 | 91 | 81 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 67 |
| Thu | 65 | 68 | 75 | 84 | 76 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 66 |
| Fri | 64 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Sat | 64 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 62 |
| Sun | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 66 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Cumberland to Lowell (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).
About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cumberland 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 Cumberland to Lowell?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Cumberland to Lowell?
The 60-mile drive usually takes 63 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Cumberland to Lowell?
Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 North in Boston (46 miles)
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