Best Time to Drive from Derry Village to Lowell

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 32 minutes via I-495 South and I-93 South, usually 33 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Derry Village 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	33	36	38	41	35	34	34	34	34	35	38	40	40	35	33	33	35
Tue	32	38	42	51	41	35	35	34	34	35	39	43	43	38	33	33	35
Wed	32	38	43	49	40	35	34	34	34	35	40	43	45	37	34	34	35
Thu	33	38	41	45	37	35	34	35	34	36	40	42	43	38	34	34	35
Fri	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	41	40	36	34	33	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	35	35	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	34	34	34	34	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Derry Village to Lowell (via I-495 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Derry Village 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 Derry Village to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Derry Village to Lowell?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 32 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Derry Village to Lowell?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 51 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

More drives

Lowell to Derry Village (return trip) · Derry Village to Boston · Derry Village to Worcester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	38	41	35	34	34	34	34	35	38	40	40	35	33	33	35
Tue	32	38	42	51	41	35	35	34	34	35	39	43	43	38	33	33	35
Wed	32	38	43	49	40	35	34	34	34	35	40	43	45	37	34	34	35
Thu	33	38	41	45	37	35	34	35	34	36	40	42	43	38	34	34	35
Fri	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	41	40	36	34	33	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	35	35	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	34	34	34	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	38	41	35	34	34	34	34	35	38	40	40	35	33	33	35
Tue	32	38	42	51	41	35	35	34	34	35	39	43	43	38	33	33	35
Wed	32	38	43	49	40	35	34	34	34	35	40	43	45	37	34	34	35
Thu	33	38	41	45	37	35	34	35	34	36	40	42	43	38	34	34	35
Fri	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	41	40	36	34	33	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	35	35	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	34	34	34	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	36	38	41	35	34	34	34	34	35	38	40	40	35	33	33	35
Tue	32	38	42	51	41	35	35	34	34	35	39	43	43	38	33	33	35
Wed	32	38	43	49	40	35	34	34	34	35	40	43	45	37	34	34	35
Thu	33	38	41	45	37	35	34	35	34	36	40	42	43	38	34	34	35
Fri	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	41	40	36	34	33	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	35	35	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	34	34	34	34	34