Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Brighton

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 29 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South and I-90 East, usually 32 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Brighton 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	28	31	42	52	42	32	31	31	31	32	34	36	38	33	29	29	33
Tue	28	31	53	66	58	40	32	31	31	32	37	40	46	40	30	29	32
Wed	28	31	51	62	55	39	33	31	31	34	38	41	46	40	31	29	32
Thu	28	31	48	59	50	36	32	31	31	34	40	44	49	43	31	29	32
Fri	28	29	35	37	33	32	32	32	34	38	41	40	38	35	30	29	30
Sat	28	27	28	28	28	29	31	33	33	33	33	33	33	31	29	29	29
Sun	28	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	33	31	31	31	31	30	29	30	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Lowell to Brighton (via US-3 South and I-95 South and I-90 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 66 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Brighton 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 Brighton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 28 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Brighton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (11 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (8 miles)

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More drives

Brighton 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	28	31	42	52	42	32	31	31	31	32	34	36	38	33	29	29	33
Tue	28	31	53	66	58	40	32	31	31	32	37	40	46	40	30	29	32
Wed	28	31	51	62	55	39	33	31	31	34	38	41	46	40	31	29	32
Thu	28	31	48	59	50	36	32	31	31	34	40	44	49	43	31	29	32
Fri	28	29	35	37	33	32	32	32	34	38	41	40	38	35	30	29	30
Sat	28	27	28	28	28	29	31	33	33	33	33	33	33	31	29	29	29
Sun	28	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	33	31	31	31	31	30	29	30	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	42	52	42	32	31	31	31	32	34	36	38	33	29	29	33
Tue	28	31	53	66	58	40	32	31	31	32	37	40	46	40	30	29	32
Wed	28	31	51	62	55	39	33	31	31	34	38	41	46	40	31	29	32
Thu	28	31	48	59	50	36	32	31	31	34	40	44	49	43	31	29	32
Fri	28	29	35	37	33	32	32	32	34	38	41	40	38	35	30	29	30
Sat	28	27	28	28	28	29	31	33	33	33	33	33	33	31	29	29	29
Sun	28	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	33	31	31	31	31	30	29	30	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	31	42	52	42	32	31	31	31	32	34	36	38	33	29	29	33
Tue	28	31	53	66	58	40	32	31	31	32	37	40	46	40	30	29	32
Wed	28	31	51	62	55	39	33	31	31	34	38	41	46	40	31	29	32
Thu	28	31	48	59	50	36	32	31	31	34	40	44	49	43	31	29	32
Fri	28	29	35	37	33	32	32	32	34	38	41	40	38	35	30	29	30
Sat	28	27	28	28	28	29	31	33	33	33	33	33	33	31	29	29	29
Sun	28	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	33	31	31	31	31	30	29	30	32