Best Time to Drive from Lowell to BOS

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 45 minutes via I-93 South, usually 37 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to BOS 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	35	46	58	61	50	42	38	40	38	40	45	46	47	43	36	35	37
Tue	35	50	71	77	66	50	39	37	37	41	47	48	58	49	37	35	36
Wed	34	47	67	75	65	49	40	38	37	42	53	53	58	50	38	36	37
Thu	35	46	64	71	61	46	39	38	38	45	54	55	62	55	39	36	37
Fri	34	39	46	45	42	39	39	40	42	51	55	57	54	47	40	36	36
Sat	34	33	34	34	35	38	40	43	44	43	45	44	42	43	38	36	35
Sun	34	33	33	33	34	36	39	41	43	43	43	41	39	39	37	36	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Lowell to BOS (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell (Hale Street) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) 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 Lowell to BOS?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 34 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to BOS?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (26 miles) · I-495 North in Boston (4 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

BOS to Lowell (return trip) · Lowell to Boston · Lowell to Cambridge · Lowell to Quincy · Lowell to Newton · Lowell to Waltham · Lowell to Framingham · Lowell to Worcester · Lowell to Burlington MA · Lowell to Woburn · Lowell to Braintree · Lowell to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	61	50	42	38	40	38	40	45	46	47	43	36	35	37
Tue	35	50	71	77	66	50	39	37	37	41	47	48	58	49	37	35	36
Wed	34	47	67	75	65	49	40	38	37	42	53	53	58	50	38	36	37
Thu	35	46	64	71	61	46	39	38	38	45	54	55	62	55	39	36	37
Fri	34	39	46	45	42	39	39	40	42	51	55	57	54	47	40	36	36
Sat	34	33	34	34	35	38	40	43	44	43	45	44	42	43	38	36	35
Sun	34	33	33	33	34	36	39	41	43	43	43	41	39	39	37	36	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	61	50	42	38	40	38	40	45	46	47	43	36	35	37
Tue	35	50	71	77	66	50	39	37	37	41	47	48	58	49	37	35	36
Wed	34	47	67	75	65	49	40	38	37	42	53	53	58	50	38	36	37
Thu	35	46	64	71	61	46	39	38	38	45	54	55	62	55	39	36	37
Fri	34	39	46	45	42	39	39	40	42	51	55	57	54	47	40	36	36
Sat	34	33	34	34	35	38	40	43	44	43	45	44	42	43	38	36	35
Sun	34	33	33	33	34	36	39	41	43	43	43	41	39	39	37	36	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	46	58	61	50	42	38	40	38	40	45	46	47	43	36	35	37
Tue	35	50	71	77	66	50	39	37	37	41	47	48	58	49	37	35	36
Wed	34	47	67	75	65	49	40	38	37	42	53	53	58	50	38	36	37
Thu	35	46	64	71	61	46	39	38	38	45	54	55	62	55	39	36	37
Fri	34	39	46	45	42	39	39	40	42	51	55	57	54	47	40	36	36
Sat	34	33	34	34	35	38	40	43	44	43	45	44	42	43	38	36	35
Sun	34	33	33	33	34	36	39	41	43	43	43	41	39	39	37	36	36