Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Lowell

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 97 minutes via I-95 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 32% 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.

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Framingham to Lowell (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (53 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lowell to Framingham

Freeway, about 11 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 23 miles: 42 to 86 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Framingham to central Lowell (Hale Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Framingham 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	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	62	88	92	89	70	52	52	55
Tue	52	53	63	97	90	72	63	79	65	70	93	95	101	85	54	53	53
Wed	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Thu	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

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 Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 52 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham to Lowell?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Estimate this drive for any day and departure time →

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (2 miles)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	62	88	92	89	70	52	52	55
Tue	52	53	63	97	90	72	63	79	65	70	93	95	101	85	54	53	53
Wed	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Thu	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
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Sat	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	62	88	92	89	70	52	52	55
Tue	52	53	63	97	90	72	63	79	65	70	93	95	101	85	54	53	53
Wed	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
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Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	62	88	92	89	70	52	52	55
Tue	52	53	63	97	90	72	63	79	65	70	93	95	101	85	54	53	53
Wed	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Thu	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53