Best Time to Drive from Lawrence to Dorchester

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 86 minutes via I-93 South, usually 45 at this time.

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	62	65	55	45	39	42	41	56	64	56	56	47	37	35	37
Tue	34	51	75	81	70	52	42	39	39	60	70	68	73	59	38	36	36
Wed	34	49	71	80	70	52	44	40	41	60	74	71	72	63	40	37	37
Thu	34	48	67	77	66	51	43	39	44	66	75	73	74	62	42	38	37
Fri	34	41	49	49	45	42	44	43	50	65	63	62	54	48	42	37	37
Sat	32	33	33	34	35	41	43	46	46	46	48	47	46	46	41	37	36
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	38	41	45	47	46	46	45	43	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 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. 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 or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 81 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 81 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 · Lawrence to Newton · Lawrence to Pawtucket · Lawrence to Framingham · Lawrence to Waltham

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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	62	65	55	45	39	42	41	56	64	56	56	47	37	35	37
Tue	34	51	75	81	70	52	42	39	39	60	70	68	73	59	38	36	36
Wed	34	49	71	80	70	52	44	40	41	60	74	71	72	63	40	37	37
Thu	34	48	67	77	66	51	43	39	44	66	75	73	74	62	42	38	37
Fri	34	41	49	49	45	42	44	43	50	65	63	62	54	48	42	37	37
Sat	32	33	33	34	35	41	43	46	46	46	48	47	46	46	41	37	36
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	38	41	45	47	46	46	45	43	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	62	65	55	45	39	42	41	56	64	56	56	47	37	35	37
Tue	34	51	75	81	70	52	42	39	39	60	70	68	73	59	38	36	36
Wed	34	49	71	80	70	52	44	40	41	60	74	71	72	63	40	37	37
Thu	34	48	67	77	66	51	43	39	44	66	75	73	74	62	42	38	37
Fri	34	41	49	49	45	42	44	43	50	65	63	62	54	48	42	37	37
Sat	32	33	33	34	35	41	43	46	46	46	48	47	46	46	41	37	36
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	38	41	45	47	46	46	45	43	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	62	65	55	45	39	42	41	56	64	56	56	47	37	35	37
Tue	34	51	75	81	70	52	42	39	39	60	70	68	73	59	38	36	36
Wed	34	49	71	80	70	52	44	40	41	60	74	71	72	63	40	37	37
Thu	34	48	67	77	66	51	43	39	44	66	75	73	74	62	42	38	37
Fri	34	41	49	49	45	42	44	43	50	65	63	62	54	48	42	37	37
Sat	32	33	33	34	35	41	43	46	46	46	48	47	46	46	41	37	36
Sun	33	32	32	33	34	38	41	45	47	46	46	45	43	42	40	37	37