Best Time to Drive from Fall River to Lowell

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 85 minutes via MA-24 North and I-95 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 76% 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 Fall River 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	69	80	90	91	80	75	75	76	76	86	93	92	88	72	70	73	72
Tue	69	86	102	105	89	80	75	74	76	91	102	104	97	76	71	73	73
Wed	69	84	102	102	88	80	77	76	77	93	100	102	96	77	72	72	72
Thu	69	84	96	101	87	79	77	77	79	100	104	105	98	79	71	73	73
Fri	69	77	82	78	77	78	81	85	92	104	103	95	86	77	73	73	72
Sat	68	68	68	68	70	73	77	79	77	77	75	74	73	71	72	70	70
Sun	68	66	67	66	67	68	71	76	74	74	72	70	71	73	71	73	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Fall River to Lowell (via MA-24 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fall River 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 Fall River to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fall River to Lowell?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fall River to Lowell?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (26 miles) · MA-24 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lowell to Fall River (return trip) · Fall River to Boston · Fall River to South Boston · Fall River to Worcester · Fall River to Providence · Fall River to New Bedford · Fall River to Brockton · Fall River to Quincy · Fall River to Lynn · Fall River to Newton · Fall River to Warwick · Fall River to Lawrence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	80	90	91	80	75	75	76	76	86	93	92	88	72	70	73	72
Tue	69	86	102	105	89	80	75	74	76	91	102	104	97	76	71	73	73
Wed	69	84	102	102	88	80	77	76	77	93	100	102	96	77	72	72	72
Thu	69	84	96	101	87	79	77	77	79	100	104	105	98	79	71	73	73
Fri	69	77	82	78	77	78	81	85	92	104	103	95	86	77	73	73	72
Sat	68	68	68	68	70	73	77	79	77	77	75	74	73	71	72	70	70
Sun	68	66	67	66	67	68	71	76	74	74	72	70	71	73	71	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	80	90	91	80	75	75	76	76	86	93	92	88	72	70	73	72
Tue	69	86	102	105	89	80	75	74	76	91	102	104	97	76	71	73	73
Wed	69	84	102	102	88	80	77	76	77	93	100	102	96	77	72	72	72
Thu	69	84	96	101	87	79	77	77	79	100	104	105	98	79	71	73	73
Fri	69	77	82	78	77	78	81	85	92	104	103	95	86	77	73	73	72
Sat	68	68	68	68	70	73	77	79	77	77	75	74	73	71	72	70	70
Sun	68	66	67	66	67	68	71	76	74	74	72	70	71	73	71	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	80	90	91	80	75	75	76	76	86	93	92	88	72	70	73	72
Tue	69	86	102	105	89	80	75	74	76	91	102	104	97	76	71	73	73
Wed	69	84	102	102	88	80	77	76	77	93	100	102	96	77	72	72	72
Thu	69	84	96	101	87	79	77	77	79	100	104	105	98	79	71	73	73
Fri	69	77	82	78	77	78	81	85	92	104	103	95	86	77	73	73	72
Sat	68	68	68	68	70	73	77	79	77	77	75	74	73	71	72	70	70
Sun	68	66	67	66	67	68	71	76	74	74	72	70	71	73	71	73	73