Best Time to Drive from Jamaica Plain to Lowell

Right now (8:51 pm EST): about 32 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North, usually 36 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Jamaica Plain 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	32	31	34	41	43	36	34	34	34	37	50	55	53	41	33	32	35
Tue	32	32	34	44	49	41	37	35	34	40	58	66	65	51	34	33	36
Wed	32	32	34	43	47	40	37	36	35	41	59	66	65	52	35	33	35
Thu	32	32	34	41	48	39	36	36	36	45	65	70	68	56	36	32	36
Fri	32	31	33	35	36	36	38	42	45	59	68	64	56	42	35	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	31	31	33	37	39	39	38	37	36	35	34	32	32	32
Sun	32	31	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Jamaica Plain to Lowell (via I-95 North and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jamaica Plain 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 Jamaica Plain to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jamaica Plain to Lowell?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica Plain to Lowell?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (21 miles)

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More drives

Lowell to Jamaica Plain (return trip) · Jamaica Plain to Worcester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	31	34	41	43	36	34	34	34	37	50	55	53	41	33	32	35
Tue	32	32	34	44	49	41	37	35	34	40	58	66	65	51	34	33	36
Wed	32	32	34	43	47	40	37	36	35	41	59	66	65	52	35	33	35
Thu	32	32	34	41	48	39	36	36	36	45	65	70	68	56	36	32	36
Fri	32	31	33	35	36	36	38	42	45	59	68	64	56	42	35	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	31	31	33	37	39	39	38	37	36	35	34	32	32	32
Sun	32	31	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	31	34	41	43	36	34	34	34	37	50	55	53	41	33	32	35
Tue	32	32	34	44	49	41	37	35	34	40	58	66	65	51	34	33	36
Wed	32	32	34	43	47	40	37	36	35	41	59	66	65	52	35	33	35
Thu	32	32	34	41	48	39	36	36	36	45	65	70	68	56	36	32	36
Fri	32	31	33	35	36	36	38	42	45	59	68	64	56	42	35	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	31	31	33	37	39	39	38	37	36	35	34	32	32	32
Sun	32	31	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	31	34	41	43	36	34	34	34	37	50	55	53	41	33	32	35
Tue	32	32	34	44	49	41	37	35	34	40	58	66	65	51	34	33	36
Wed	32	32	34	43	47	40	37	36	35	41	59	66	65	52	35	33	35
Thu	32	32	34	41	48	39	36	36	36	45	65	70	68	56	36	32	36
Fri	32	31	33	35	36	36	38	42	45	59	68	64	56	42	35	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	31	31	33	37	39	39	38	37	36	35	34	32	32	32
Sun	32	31	30	30	30	31	32	34	36	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33