Best Time to Drive from Fitchburg to Lynn

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 70 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North and US-3 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Fitchburg 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	66	76	85	86	78	72	73	72	71	76	87	91	84	72	67	67	70
Tue	66	81	95	98	83	73	72	71	71	80	93	100	94	79	67	68	69
Wed	67	79	95	97	87	79	75	73	73	81	95	103	94	78	68	68	70
Thu	66	78	90	93	83	77	74	73	75	86	105	113	101	82	69	67	69
Fri	65	71	76	74	72	75	79	82	86	102	113	111	95	79	70	68	67
Sat	65	65	65	65	67	73	79	78	79	80	77	75	71	69	67	66	65
Sun	66	64	63	63	64	66	69	76	73	70	69	67	67	68	67	67	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Fitchburg to Lynn (via I-495 North and I-95 North and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg to Lynn?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 65 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fitchburg to Lynn?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (22 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (11 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lynn to Fitchburg (return trip) · Fitchburg to Boston · Fitchburg to South Boston · Fitchburg to Worcester · Fitchburg to Providence · Fitchburg to Lowell · Fitchburg 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	66	76	85	86	78	72	73	72	71	76	87	91	84	72	67	67	70
Tue	66	81	95	98	83	73	72	71	71	80	93	100	94	79	67	68	69
Wed	67	79	95	97	87	79	75	73	73	81	95	103	94	78	68	68	70
Thu	66	78	90	93	83	77	74	73	75	86	105	113	101	82	69	67	69
Fri	65	71	76	74	72	75	79	82	86	102	113	111	95	79	70	68	67
Sat	65	65	65	65	67	73	79	78	79	80	77	75	71	69	67	66	65
Sun	66	64	63	63	64	66	69	76	73	70	69	67	67	68	67	67	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	76	85	86	78	72	73	72	71	76	87	91	84	72	67	67	70
Tue	66	81	95	98	83	73	72	71	71	80	93	100	94	79	67	68	69
Wed	67	79	95	97	87	79	75	73	73	81	95	103	94	78	68	68	70
Thu	66	78	90	93	83	77	74	73	75	86	105	113	101	82	69	67	69
Fri	65	71	76	74	72	75	79	82	86	102	113	111	95	79	70	68	67
Sat	65	65	65	65	67	73	79	78	79	80	77	75	71	69	67	66	65
Sun	66	64	63	63	64	66	69	76	73	70	69	67	67	68	67	67	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	76	85	86	78	72	73	72	71	76	87	91	84	72	67	67	70
Tue	66	81	95	98	83	73	72	71	71	80	93	100	94	79	67	68	69
Wed	67	79	95	97	87	79	75	73	73	81	95	103	94	78	68	68	70
Thu	66	78	90	93	83	77	74	73	75	86	105	113	101	82	69	67	69
Fri	65	71	76	74	72	75	79	82	86	102	113	111	95	79	70	68	67
Sat	65	65	65	65	67	73	79	78	79	80	77	75	71	69	67	66	65
Sun	66	64	63	63	64	66	69	76	73	70	69	67	67	68	67	67	69