Best Time to Drive from Leominster to Lowell

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 33 minutes via I-495 North, usually 33 at this time.

Only 61% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Leominster to Lowell 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	35	38	43	40	36	36	35	35	35	39	41	39	35	33	34	35
Tue	34	37	43	50	43	37	35	35	35	35	40	42	42	38	34	34	34
Wed	34	35	43	50	44	40	37	36	35	35	42	45	43	37	34	33	35
Thu	34	36	42	47	42	39	36	35	36	38	47	52	47	40	35	33	35
Fri	33	34	35	36	36	36	39	40	41	47	53	53	47	39	35	33	33
Sat	34	33	33	33	33	33	37	37	39	38	36	35	33	33	33	32	33
Sun	34	33	32	32	32	32	33	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Leominster to Lowell (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Leominster 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 Leominster to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 33 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Leominster to Lowell?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (25 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lowell to Leominster (return trip) · Leominster to Boston · Leominster to South Boston · Leominster to Worcester · Leominster to Providence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	38	43	40	36	36	35	35	35	39	41	39	35	33	34	35
Tue	34	37	43	50	43	37	35	35	35	35	40	42	42	38	34	34	34
Wed	34	35	43	50	44	40	37	36	35	35	42	45	43	37	34	33	35
Thu	34	36	42	47	42	39	36	35	36	38	47	52	47	40	35	33	35
Fri	33	34	35	36	36	36	39	40	41	47	53	53	47	39	35	33	33
Sat	34	33	33	33	33	33	37	37	39	38	36	35	33	33	33	32	33
Sun	34	33	32	32	32	32	33	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	38	43	40	36	36	35	35	35	39	41	39	35	33	34	35
Tue	34	37	43	50	43	37	35	35	35	35	40	42	42	38	34	34	34
Wed	34	35	43	50	44	40	37	36	35	35	42	45	43	37	34	33	35
Thu	34	36	42	47	42	39	36	35	36	38	47	52	47	40	35	33	35
Fri	33	34	35	36	36	36	39	40	41	47	53	53	47	39	35	33	33
Sat	34	33	33	33	33	33	37	37	39	38	36	35	33	33	33	32	33
Sun	34	33	32	32	32	32	33	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	38	43	40	36	36	35	35	35	39	41	39	35	33	34	35
Tue	34	37	43	50	43	37	35	35	35	35	40	42	42	38	34	34	34
Wed	34	35	43	50	44	40	37	36	35	35	42	45	43	37	34	33	35
Thu	34	36	42	47	42	39	36	35	36	38	47	52	47	40	35	33	35
Fri	33	34	35	36	36	36	39	40	41	47	53	53	47	39	35	33	33
Sat	34	33	33	33	33	33	37	37	39	38	36	35	33	33	33	32	33
Sun	34	33	32	32	32	32	33	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	35