Best Time to Drive from Dedham to Lowell

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 34 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North, usually 32 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Dedham 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	32	32	35	42	44	36	35	35	34	38	49	53	51	39	33	33	35
Tue	32	32	35	45	50	41	37	35	34	39	56	62	62	48	34	33	36
Wed	32	32	35	44	49	40	37	36	35	42	57	62	62	49	34	33	35
Thu	32	32	35	42	49	40	37	36	36	45	63	66	64	53	36	33	35
Fri	32	32	34	35	35	36	39	43	45	59	66	62	53	40	34	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	31	31	34	37	40	40	38	37	35	34	33	32	32	32
Sun	32	31	30	31	31	31	32	34	36	34	33	32	32	32	32	33	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Dedham to Lowell (via I-95 North and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dedham (East Street) 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 Dedham to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dedham to Lowell?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (23 miles)

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Mon	32	32	35	42	44	36	35	35	34	38	49	53	51	39	33	33	35
Tue	32	32	35	45	50	41	37	35	34	39	56	62	62	48	34	33	36
Wed	32	32	35	44	49	40	37	36	35	42	57	62	62	49	34	33	35
Thu	32	32	35	42	49	40	37	36	36	45	63	66	64	53	36	33	35
Fri	32	32	34	35	35	36	39	43	45	59	66	62	53	40	34	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	31	31	34	37	40	40	38	37	35	34	33	32	32	32
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