Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Lawrence

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 52 minutes via I-95 North and I-495 North, usually 46 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Framingham 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	43	44	51	59	57	49	47	47	46	50	64	68	64	52	44	44	46
Tue	44	44	54	69	62	54	49	47	46	53	71	79	77	63	46	44	47
Wed	44	44	55	65	64	55	49	49	46	56	74	81	79	63	46	44	46
Thu	44	44	54	63	62	53	49	48	49	60	84	93	87	70	48	44	46
Fri	43	43	47	48	48	48	52	58	62	78	93	88	74	57	47	45	45
Sat	43	41	42	42	42	46	51	53	54	52	50	47	46	45	43	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	46	48	46	45	43	44	44	44	44	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Framingham to Lawrence (via I-95 North and I-495 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Framingham 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 Framingham to Lawrence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham to Lawrence?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (20 miles) · I-495 North in Boston (15 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (5 miles)

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More drives

Lawrence to Framingham (return trip) · Framingham to Boston · Framingham to Cambridge · Framingham to Quincy · Framingham to Newton · Framingham to Waltham · Framingham to Worcester · Framingham to Lowell · Framingham to Burlington MA · Framingham to Woburn · Framingham to Braintree · Framingham to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	51	59	57	49	47	47	46	50	64	68	64	52	44	44	46
Tue	44	44	54	69	62	54	49	47	46	53	71	79	77	63	46	44	47
Wed	44	44	55	65	64	55	49	49	46	56	74	81	79	63	46	44	46
Thu	44	44	54	63	62	53	49	48	49	60	84	93	87	70	48	44	46
Fri	43	43	47	48	48	48	52	58	62	78	93	88	74	57	47	45	45
Sat	43	41	42	42	42	46	51	53	54	52	50	47	46	45	43	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	46	48	46	45	43	44	44	44	44	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	51	59	57	49	47	47	46	50	64	68	64	52	44	44	46
Tue	44	44	54	69	62	54	49	47	46	53	71	79	77	63	46	44	47
Wed	44	44	55	65	64	55	49	49	46	56	74	81	79	63	46	44	46
Thu	44	44	54	63	62	53	49	48	49	60	84	93	87	70	48	44	46
Fri	43	43	47	48	48	48	52	58	62	78	93	88	74	57	47	45	45
Sat	43	41	42	42	42	46	51	53	54	52	50	47	46	45	43	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	46	48	46	45	43	44	44	44	44	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	51	59	57	49	47	47	46	50	64	68	64	52	44	44	46
Tue	44	44	54	69	62	54	49	47	46	53	71	79	77	63	46	44	47
Wed	44	44	55	65	64	55	49	49	46	56	74	81	79	63	46	44	46
Thu	44	44	54	63	62	53	49	48	49	60	84	93	87	70	48	44	46
Fri	43	43	47	48	48	48	52	58	62	78	93	88	74	57	47	45	45
Sat	43	41	42	42	42	46	51	53	54	52	50	47	46	45	43	43	43
Sun	43	42	41	41	41	41	43	46	48	46	45	43	44	44	44	44	46