Best Time to Drive from Lawrence to Waltham

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 30 minutes via I-495 South and US-3 South and I-95 South, usually 33 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lawrence to Waltham 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	29	31	38	46	39	32	31	31	31	34	37	40	40	34	30	30	32
Tue	28	33	47	59	52	37	32	32	31	35	41	45	45	37	30	30	32
Wed	29	33	45	56	49	36	32	31	32	36	42	45	46	38	31	30	32
Thu	29	33	44	52	46	35	32	31	32	37	43	46	47	41	31	30	33
Fri	29	30	34	35	32	32	32	32	35	40	44	41	35	33	30	30	30
Sat	29	28	29	29	29	29	31	32	33	32	32	33	32	31	29	30	30
Sun	29	28	28	28	29	29	30	32	33	32	32	32	31	30	30	31	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Lawrence to Waltham (via I-495 South and US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lawrence to central Waltham 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 28 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lawrence to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 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)

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More drives

Waltham 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	29	31	38	46	39	32	31	31	31	34	37	40	40	34	30	30	32
Tue	28	33	47	59	52	37	32	32	31	35	41	45	45	37	30	30	32
Wed	29	33	45	56	49	36	32	31	32	36	42	45	46	38	31	30	32
Thu	29	33	44	52	46	35	32	31	32	37	43	46	47	41	31	30	33
Fri	29	30	34	35	32	32	32	32	35	40	44	41	35	33	30	30	30
Sat	29	28	29	29	29	29	31	32	33	32	32	33	32	31	29	30	30
Sun	29	28	28	28	29	29	30	32	33	32	32	32	31	30	30	31	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	38	46	39	32	31	31	31	34	37	40	40	34	30	30	32
Tue	28	33	47	59	52	37	32	32	31	35	41	45	45	37	30	30	32
Wed	29	33	45	56	49	36	32	31	32	36	42	45	46	38	31	30	32
Thu	29	33	44	52	46	35	32	31	32	37	43	46	47	41	31	30	33
Fri	29	30	34	35	32	32	32	32	35	40	44	41	35	33	30	30	30
Sat	29	28	29	29	29	29	31	32	33	32	32	33	32	31	29	30	30
Sun	29	28	28	28	29	29	30	32	33	32	32	32	31	30	30	31	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	38	46	39	32	31	31	31	34	37	40	40	34	30	30	32
Tue	28	33	47	59	52	37	32	32	31	35	41	45	45	37	30	30	32
Wed	29	33	45	56	49	36	32	31	32	36	42	45	46	38	31	30	32
Thu	29	33	44	52	46	35	32	31	32	37	43	46	47	41	31	30	33
Fri	29	30	34	35	32	32	32	32	35	40	44	41	35	33	30	30	30
Sat	29	28	29	29	29	29	31	32	33	32	32	33	32	31	29	30	30
Sun	29	28	28	28	29	29	30	32	33	32	32	32	31	30	30	31	32