Best Time to Drive from Dorchester to Lynn

Right now (9:06 pm EDT): about 48 minutes via I-90 East, usually 42 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Lynn 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	34	36	50	55	49	43	40	39	40	51	58	64	55	50	46	39	42
Tue	33	35	61	78	60	48	42	38	37	48	57	65	57	56	45	41	39
Wed	32	35	55	71	60	48	43	38	38	50	62	69	63	56	46	41	40
Thu	34	35	55	78	56	48	43	41	41	58	74	78	72	63	48	44	41
Fri	33	33	45	48	42	40	41	42	46	62	74	73	64	49	41	40	40
Sat	36	33	33	33	36	37	39	41	43	46	46	47	46	44	44	40	36
Sun	38	35	33	32	33	37	36	39	43	48	51	53	53	44	46	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Dorchester to Lynn (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (25 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dorchester to central Lynn 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 Lynn?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 32 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dorchester to Lynn?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (5 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (1.2 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	50	55	49	43	40	39	40	51	58	64	55	50	46	39	42
Tue	33	35	61	78	60	48	42	38	37	48	57	65	57	56	45	41	39
Wed	32	35	55	71	60	48	43	38	38	50	62	69	63	56	46	41	40
Thu	34	35	55	78	56	48	43	41	41	58	74	78	72	63	48	44	41
Fri	33	33	45	48	42	40	41	42	46	62	74	73	64	49	41	40	40
Sat	36	33	33	33	36	37	39	41	43	46	46	47	46	44	44	40	36
Sun	38	35	33	32	33	37	36	39	43	48	51	53	53	44	46	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	50	55	49	43	40	39	40	51	58	64	55	50	46	39	42
Tue	33	35	61	78	60	48	42	38	37	48	57	65	57	56	45	41	39
Wed	32	35	55	71	60	48	43	38	38	50	62	69	63	56	46	41	40
Thu	34	35	55	78	56	48	43	41	41	58	74	78	72	63	48	44	41
Fri	33	33	45	48	42	40	41	42	46	62	74	73	64	49	41	40	40
Sat	36	33	33	33	36	37	39	41	43	46	46	47	46	44	44	40	36
Sun	38	35	33	32	33	37	36	39	43	48	51	53	53	44	46	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	50	55	49	43	40	39	40	51	58	64	55	50	46	39	42
Tue	33	35	61	78	60	48	42	38	37	48	57	65	57	56	45	41	39
Wed	32	35	55	71	60	48	43	38	38	50	62	69	63	56	46	41	40
Thu	34	35	55	78	56	48	43	41	41	58	74	78	72	63	48	44	41
Fri	33	33	45	48	42	40	41	42	46	62	74	73	64	49	41	40	40
Sat	36	33	33	33	36	37	39	41	43	46	46	47	46	44	44	40	36
Sun	38	35	33	32	33	37	36	39	43	48	51	53	53	44	46	40	39