Best Time to Drive from Lawrence to Brookline

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 31 minutes via I-93 South, usually 31 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lawrence to Brookline 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	30	44	59	63	50	40	34	36	35	36	40	39	39	39	32	32	33
Tue	30	48	72	79	68	50	36	34	33	36	42	42	48	44	33	32	33
Wed	30	45	66	76	67	48	38	34	34	37	48	48	50	45	35	32	33
Thu	30	44	64	72	63	45	37	34	35	42	50	47	51	48	35	33	34
Fri	30	36	46	44	40	36	35	35	36	45	47	48	44	43	38	33	32
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	35	36	40	40	41	41	42	40	41	36	33	32
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	33	36	40	43	43	42	40	38	37	36	33	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Lawrence to Brookline (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (44 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lawrence to central Brookline 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 Lawrence to Brookline?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lawrence to Brookline?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (25 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (4 miles)

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More drives

Brookline to Lawrence (return trip) · Lawrence to Boston · Lawrence to Worcester · Lawrence to Providence · Lawrence to Lowell · Lawrence to Dorchester · Lawrence to Brockton · Lawrence to Fall River · Lawrence to Quincy · Lawrence to Newton · Lawrence to Pawtucket · Lawrence to Framingham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	44	59	63	50	40	34	36	35	36	40	39	39	39	32	32	33
Tue	30	48	72	79	68	50	36	34	33	36	42	42	48	44	33	32	33
Wed	30	45	66	76	67	48	38	34	34	37	48	48	50	45	35	32	33
Thu	30	44	64	72	63	45	37	34	35	42	50	47	51	48	35	33	34
Fri	30	36	46	44	40	36	35	35	36	45	47	48	44	43	38	33	32
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	35	36	40	40	41	41	42	40	41	36	33	32
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	33	36	40	43	43	42	40	38	37	36	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	44	59	63	50	40	34	36	35	36	40	39	39	39	32	32	33
Tue	30	48	72	79	68	50	36	34	33	36	42	42	48	44	33	32	33
Wed	30	45	66	76	67	48	38	34	34	37	48	48	50	45	35	32	33
Thu	30	44	64	72	63	45	37	34	35	42	50	47	51	48	35	33	34
Fri	30	36	46	44	40	36	35	35	36	45	47	48	44	43	38	33	32
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	35	36	40	40	41	41	42	40	41	36	33	32
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	33	36	40	43	43	42	40	38	37	36	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	44	59	63	50	40	34	36	35	36	40	39	39	39	32	32	33
Tue	30	48	72	79	68	50	36	34	33	36	42	42	48	44	33	32	33
Wed	30	45	66	76	67	48	38	34	34	37	48	48	50	45	35	32	33
Thu	30	44	64	72	63	45	37	34	35	42	50	47	51	48	35	33	34
Fri	30	36	46	44	40	36	35	35	36	45	47	48	44	43	38	33	32
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	35	36	40	40	41	41	42	40	41	36	33	32
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	33	36	40	43	43	42	40	38	37	36	33	33