Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Lowell

Right now (2:49 am EDT): about 36 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North.

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	33	33	38	46	45	38	36	36	35	39	50	55	53	41	34	34	36
Tue	33	33	40	53	51	43	38	36	36	42	58	65	65	54	36	34	37
Wed	33	33	40	50	50	43	38	37	36	44	60	66	66	54	37	34	36
Thu	33	33	40	49	49	41	38	37	37	47	65	72	71	57	38	34	37
Fri	33	33	36	38	37	37	40	44	47	60	71	65	57	44	36	35	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	35	38	41	41	40	39	37	36	35	33	33	33
Sun	33	32	31	32	32	32	33	36	38	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Framingham to Lowell (via I-95 North and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Framingham to central Lowell (Hale Street) 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 Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham to Lowell?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	33	33	40	53	51	43	38	36	36	42	58	65	65	54	36	34	37
Wed	33	33	40	50	50	43	38	37	36	44	60	66	66	54	37	34	36
Thu	33	33	40	49	49	41	38	37	37	47	65	72	71	57	38	34	37
Fri	33	33	36	38	37	37	40	44	47	60	71	65	57	44	36	35	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	35	38	41	41	40	39	37	36	35	33	33	33
Sun	33	32	31	32	32	32	33	36	38	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35

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Mon	33	33	38	46	45	38	36	36	35	39	50	55	53	41	34	34	36
Tue	33	33	40	53	51	43	38	36	36	42	58	65	65	54	36	34	37
Wed	33	33	40	50	50	43	38	37	36	44	60	66	66	54	37	34	36
Thu	33	33	40	49	49	41	38	37	37	47	65	72	71	57	38	34	37
Fri	33	33	36	38	37	37	40	44	47	60	71	65	57	44	36	35	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	35	38	41	41	40	39	37	36	35	33	33	33
Sun	33	32	31	32	32	32	33	36	38	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	38	46	45	38	36	36	35	39	50	55	53	41	34	34	36
Tue	33	33	40	53	51	43	38	36	36	42	58	65	65	54	36	34	37
Wed	33	33	40	50	50	43	38	37	36	44	60	66	66	54	37	34	36
Thu	33	33	40	49	49	41	38	37	37	47	65	72	71	57	38	34	37
Fri	33	33	36	38	37	37	40	44	47	60	71	65	57	44	36	35	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	35	38	41	41	40	39	37	36	35	33	33	33
Sun	33	32	31	32	32	32	33	36	38	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35