Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lowell to BOS
Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via I-93 South, usually 66 at this time.
Only 53% 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.
On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Lowell to BOS (via I-93 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (45 minutes).
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 59 |
| Tue | 44 | 64 | 66 | 79 | 72 | 56 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 49 | 45 | 45 |
| Wed | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Thu | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Fri | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Sat | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Sun | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lowell to BOS?
The 33-mile drive usually takes 44 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lowell to BOS?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.
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Freeways on this drive
I-93 South in Boston (15 miles) · I-495 North in Boston (3 miles)
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