Best Time to Drive from Dorchester to Lawrence

Right now (10:49 pm EDT): about 58 minutes via I-93 North.

Only 79% 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 Dorchester to Lawrence 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	34	38	45	43	39	37	39	40	52	57	63	57	46	36	34	36
Tue	33	34	40	46	47	43	41	40	39	55	62	73	71	57	40	34	36
Wed	32	33	38	47	47	43	41	40	41	59	63	72	70	56	41	35	37
Thu	33	34	38	47	46	42	41	42	44	61	71	81	75	59	42	37	39
Fri	33	33	36	40	39	39	43	48	57	75	74	75	64	47	39	37	35
Sat	32	32	32	33	35	40	46	49	48	46	45	44	40	39	38	37	34
Sun	32	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	43	42	42	42	41	38	37	37	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Dorchester to Lawrence (via I-93 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dorchester to central Lawrence 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 Dorchester to Lawrence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Dorchester to Lawrence?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dorchester to Lawrence?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (31 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lawrence to Dorchester (return trip) · Dorchester to Worcester · Dorchester to Lowell · Dorchester to Brockton · Dorchester to Lynn · Dorchester to Warwick

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	38	45	43	39	37	39	40	52	57	63	57	46	36	34	36
Tue	33	34	40	46	47	43	41	40	39	55	62	73	71	57	40	34	36
Wed	32	33	38	47	47	43	41	40	41	59	63	72	70	56	41	35	37
Thu	33	34	38	47	46	42	41	42	44	61	71	81	75	59	42	37	39
Fri	33	33	36	40	39	39	43	48	57	75	74	75	64	47	39	37	35
Sat	32	32	32	33	35	40	46	49	48	46	45	44	40	39	38	37	34
Sun	32	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	43	42	42	42	41	38	37	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	38	45	43	39	37	39	40	52	57	63	57	46	36	34	36
Tue	33	34	40	46	47	43	41	40	39	55	62	73	71	57	40	34	36
Wed	32	33	38	47	47	43	41	40	41	59	63	72	70	56	41	35	37
Thu	33	34	38	47	46	42	41	42	44	61	71	81	75	59	42	37	39
Fri	33	33	36	40	39	39	43	48	57	75	74	75	64	47	39	37	35
Sat	32	32	32	33	35	40	46	49	48	46	45	44	40	39	38	37	34
Sun	32	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	43	42	42	42	41	38	37	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	38	45	43	39	37	39	40	52	57	63	57	46	36	34	36
Tue	33	34	40	46	47	43	41	40	39	55	62	73	71	57	40	34	36
Wed	32	33	38	47	47	43	41	40	41	59	63	72	70	56	41	35	37
Thu	33	34	38	47	46	42	41	42	44	61	71	81	75	59	42	37	39
Fri	33	33	36	40	39	39	43	48	57	75	74	75	64	47	39	37	35
Sat	32	32	32	33	35	40	46	49	48	46	45	44	40	39	38	37	34
Sun	32	31	31	31	32	34	37	40	43	42	42	42	41	38	37	37	37