Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Dedham to Lowell

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 77 minutes via I-95 North, usually 75 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.

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Dedham to Lowell (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (47 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lowell to Dedham

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 18 miles: 32 to 61 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 Dedham (East Street) 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 Dedham to Lowell by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon4747474747474748475470757651474751
Tue4646498278575363545466767067464747
Wed4747474747474747474747474747474747
Thu4747474747474747474747474747474747
Fri4747474747474747474747474747474747
Sat4747474747474747474747474747474747
Sun4747474747474747474747474747474747

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 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 45 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dedham to Lowell?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (14 miles)

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