Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Braintree

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 102 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South, usually 111 at this time.

Only 52% 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 44-mile drive from Lowell to Braintree (via I-95 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (59 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Braintree to Lowell

Freeway, about 23 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 21 miles: 36 to 76 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Lowell (Hale Street) to central Braintree (Washington Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Braintree 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	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	62	67	79	90	111	95	71	59	58	69
Tue	60	70	97	101	101	77	67	64	68	81	94	107	99	87	62	59	59
Wed	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59
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Sat	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59

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 Braintree?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 58 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Braintree?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (13 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (3 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	62	67	79	90	111	95	71	59	58	69
Tue	60	70	97	101	101	77	67	64	68	81	94	107	99	87	62	59	59
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	60	70	97	101	101	77	67	64	68	81	94	107	99	87	62	59	59
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