Best Time to Drive from Lawrence to Dorchester

Right now (10:49 pm EDT): about 36 minutes via I-93 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lawrence to Dorchester 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	34	47	61	65	55	45	40	43	41	57	64	57	56	47	36	35	37
Tue	34	51	74	82	72	54	43	39	40	60	70	68	73	58	38	36	36
Wed	34	48	70	80	70	52	44	40	41	61	73	72	72	62	40	37	37
Thu	34	47	66	76	65	51	44	40	45	66	75	71	74	64	43	38	38
Fri	34	40	48	49	44	42	44	43	51	66	64	61	54	47	41	37	37
Sat	32	33	33	34	35	42	43	46	47	46	48	48	46	46	41	38	36
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	38	40	45	46	46	46	44	42	42	40	37	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Lawrence to Dorchester (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 82 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lawrence to central Dorchester 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 Dorchester?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lawrence to Dorchester?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (27 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (4 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	47	61	65	55	45	40	43	41	57	64	57	56	47	36	35	37
Tue	34	51	74	82	72	54	43	39	40	60	70	68	73	58	38	36	36
Wed	34	48	70	80	70	52	44	40	41	61	73	72	72	62	40	37	37
Thu	34	47	66	76	65	51	44	40	45	66	75	71	74	64	43	38	38
Fri	34	40	48	49	44	42	44	43	51	66	64	61	54	47	41	37	37
Sat	32	33	33	34	35	42	43	46	47	46	48	48	46	46	41	38	36
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	38	40	45	46	46	46	44	42	42	40	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	47	61	65	55	45	40	43	41	57	64	57	56	47	36	35	37
Tue	34	51	74	82	72	54	43	39	40	60	70	68	73	58	38	36	36
Wed	34	48	70	80	70	52	44	40	41	61	73	72	72	62	40	37	37
Thu	34	47	66	76	65	51	44	40	45	66	75	71	74	64	43	38	38
Fri	34	40	48	49	44	42	44	43	51	66	64	61	54	47	41	37	37
Sat	32	33	33	34	35	42	43	46	47	46	48	48	46	46	41	38	36
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	38	40	45	46	46	46	44	42	42	40	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	47	61	65	55	45	40	43	41	57	64	57	56	47	36	35	37
Tue	34	51	74	82	72	54	43	39	40	60	70	68	73	58	38	36	36
Wed	34	48	70	80	70	52	44	40	41	61	73	72	72	62	40	37	37
Thu	34	47	66	76	65	51	44	40	45	66	75	71	74	64	43	38	38
Fri	34	40	48	49	44	42	44	43	51	66	64	61	54	47	41	37	37
Sat	32	33	33	34	35	42	43	46	47	46	48	48	46	46	41	38	36
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	38	40	45	46	46	46	44	42	42	40	37	37