Best Time to Drive from Lawrence to Framingham

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 44 minutes via I-495 South and US-3 South and I-95 South, usually 45 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lawrence to Framingham 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	41	45	53	59	50	44	44	44	44	48	55	60	58	49	42	42	45
Tue	41	47	61	73	64	49	45	45	44	50	62	70	69	55	43	43	45
Wed	41	47	60	70	61	49	45	45	45	51	63	68	70	56	44	43	45
Thu	41	47	58	65	57	47	45	44	46	51	66	72	72	58	44	43	45
Fri	41	43	46	47	45	44	45	45	49	58	67	65	57	49	42	43	43
Sat	41	40	41	41	41	42	44	45	45	45	45	46	45	43	42	42	42
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	41	42	45	46	45	45	45	44	43	43	44	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Lawrence to Framingham (via I-495 South and US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lawrence to central Framingham 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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lawrence to Framingham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (13 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (9 miles)

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More drives

Framingham 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	53	59	50	44	44	44	44	48	55	60	58	49	42	42	45
Tue	41	47	61	73	64	49	45	45	44	50	62	70	69	55	43	43	45
Wed	41	47	60	70	61	49	45	45	45	51	63	68	70	56	44	43	45
Thu	41	47	58	65	57	47	45	44	46	51	66	72	72	58	44	43	45
Fri	41	43	46	47	45	44	45	45	49	58	67	65	57	49	42	43	43
Sat	41	40	41	41	41	42	44	45	45	45	45	46	45	43	42	42	42
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	41	42	45	46	45	45	45	44	43	43	44	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	53	59	50	44	44	44	44	48	55	60	58	49	42	42	45
Tue	41	47	61	73	64	49	45	45	44	50	62	70	69	55	43	43	45
Wed	41	47	60	70	61	49	45	45	45	51	63	68	70	56	44	43	45
Thu	41	47	58	65	57	47	45	44	46	51	66	72	72	58	44	43	45
Fri	41	43	46	47	45	44	45	45	49	58	67	65	57	49	42	43	43
Sat	41	40	41	41	41	42	44	45	45	45	45	46	45	43	42	42	42
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	41	42	45	46	45	45	45	44	43	43	44	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	53	59	50	44	44	44	44	48	55	60	58	49	42	42	45
Tue	41	47	61	73	64	49	45	45	44	50	62	70	69	55	43	43	45
Wed	41	47	60	70	61	49	45	45	45	51	63	68	70	56	44	43	45
Thu	41	47	58	65	57	47	45	44	46	51	66	72	72	58	44	43	45
Fri	41	43	46	47	45	44	45	45	49	58	67	65	57	49	42	43	43
Sat	41	40	41	41	41	42	44	45	45	45	45	46	45	43	42	42	42
Sun	41	40	40	40	41	41	42	45	46	45	45	45	44	43	43	44	45