Best Time to Drive from Lawrence to Lowell

Right now (10:48 pm EDT): about 15 minutes via I-495 South.

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Lawrence to Lowell (via I-495 South) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 24 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 15 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (15 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lawrence 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 Lawrence to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 24 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 13 to 24 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 15 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lawrence to Lowell?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 24 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (14 miles)

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More drives

Lowell to Lawrence (return trip) · Lawrence to Boston · Lawrence to Worcester · Lawrence to Providence

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