Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Brockton

Right now (5:17 pm EDT): about 106 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South, usually 99 at this time.

Only 45% 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 50-mile drive from Lowell to Brockton (via I-95 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (69 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brockton to Lowell

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 28 miles: 47 to 83 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 Brockton 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 Brockton 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	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	71	79	87	111	99	78	67	69	82
Tue	66	73	96	103	103	82	73	70	72	80	93	103	99	99	73	69	69
Wed	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Thu	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Fri	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Sat	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69

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 Brockton?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 66 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Brockton?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 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)

Boston traffic right now

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	71	79	87	111	99	78	67	69	82
Tue	66	73	96	103	103	82	73	70	72	80	93	103	99	99	73	69	69
Wed	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
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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	66	73	96	103	103	82	73	70	72	80	93	103	99	99	73	69	69
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