Best Time to Drive from East Concord to Lowell

Right now (10:06 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via I-495 South and I-93 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 22% 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 East Concord 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	58	60	63	62	58	58	58	58	58	60	62	61	62	58	57	58	59
Tue	59	63	68	72	62	59	58	58	58	59	64	64	65	59	57	57	59
Wed	59	63	67	68	61	58	58	58	58	60	64	65	65	59	57	58	58
Thu	58	63	66	66	60	58	58	58	58	61	63	64	64	59	58	58	58
Fri	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	62	63	62	62	58	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	57	57	57	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from East Concord to Lowell (via I-495 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 38 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Concord 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 East Concord to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Concord to Lowell?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 57 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Concord to Lowell?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 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 East Concord (return trip) · East Concord to Worcester · East Concord to Cambridge

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	63	62	58	58	58	58	58	60	62	61	62	58	57	58	59
Tue	59	63	68	72	62	59	58	58	58	59	64	64	65	59	57	57	59
Wed	59	63	67	68	61	58	58	58	58	60	64	65	65	59	57	58	58
Thu	58	63	66	66	60	58	58	58	58	61	63	64	64	59	58	58	58
Fri	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	62	63	62	62	58	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	57	57	57	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	63	62	58	58	58	58	58	60	62	61	62	58	57	58	59
Tue	59	63	68	72	62	59	58	58	58	59	64	64	65	59	57	57	59
Wed	59	63	67	68	61	58	58	58	58	60	64	65	65	59	57	58	58
Thu	58	63	66	66	60	58	58	58	58	61	63	64	64	59	58	58	58
Fri	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	62	63	62	62	58	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	57	57	57	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	63	62	58	58	58	58	58	60	62	61	62	58	57	58	59
Tue	59	63	68	72	62	59	58	58	58	59	64	64	65	59	57	57	59
Wed	59	63	67	68	61	58	58	58	58	60	64	65	65	59	57	58	58
Thu	58	63	66	66	60	58	58	58	58	61	63	64	64	59	58	58	58
Fri	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	62	63	62	62	58	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	57	57	57	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58