Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Coventry

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 105 minutes via I-495 South and I-290 West, usually 104 at this time.

Only 30% 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Coventry 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	102	109	119	114	111	109	111	110	108	110	118	122	117	108	105	106	106
Tue	103	111	129	120	115	109	109	108	107	110	120	128	126	115	105	105	107
Wed	103	110	129	124	115	109	108	108	109	113	124	128	125	114	106	106	105
Thu	103	110	121	120	112	110	110	110	110	115	128	134	128	116	107	106	106
Fri	103	107	109	108	108	113	121	126	133	147	156	157	143	115	107	105	105
Sat	102	101	100	101	105	115	118	116	113	108	108	105	104	104	103	103	103
Sun	103	101	100	100	100	106	124	126	116	114	111	108	105	104	103	104	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Lowell to Coventry (via I-495 South and I-290 West) usually takes as little as 102 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (35 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Coventry 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 Coventry?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 102 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 102 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Coventry?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (29 miles) · I-290 West in Boston (22 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Coventry 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	102	109	119	114	111	109	111	110	108	110	118	122	117	108	105	106	106
Tue	103	111	129	120	115	109	109	108	107	110	120	128	126	115	105	105	107
Wed	103	110	129	124	115	109	108	108	109	113	124	128	125	114	106	106	105
Thu	103	110	121	120	112	110	110	110	110	115	128	134	128	116	107	106	106
Fri	103	107	109	108	108	113	121	126	133	147	156	157	143	115	107	105	105
Sat	102	101	100	101	105	115	118	116	113	108	108	105	104	104	103	103	103
Sun	103	101	100	100	100	106	124	126	116	114	111	108	105	104	103	104	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	109	119	114	111	109	111	110	108	110	118	122	117	108	105	106	106
Tue	103	111	129	120	115	109	109	108	107	110	120	128	126	115	105	105	107
Wed	103	110	129	124	115	109	108	108	109	113	124	128	125	114	106	106	105
Thu	103	110	121	120	112	110	110	110	110	115	128	134	128	116	107	106	106
Fri	103	107	109	108	108	113	121	126	133	147	156	157	143	115	107	105	105
Sat	102	101	100	101	105	115	118	116	113	108	108	105	104	104	103	103	103
Sun	103	101	100	100	100	106	124	126	116	114	111	108	105	104	103	104	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	102	109	119	114	111	109	111	110	108	110	118	122	117	108	105	106	106
Tue	103	111	129	120	115	109	109	108	107	110	120	128	126	115	105	105	107
Wed	103	110	129	124	115	109	108	108	109	113	124	128	125	114	106	106	105
Thu	103	110	121	120	112	110	110	110	110	115	128	134	128	116	107	106	106
Fri	103	107	109	108	108	113	121	126	133	147	156	157	143	115	107	105	105
Sat	102	101	100	101	105	115	118	116	113	108	108	105	104	104	103	103	103
Sun	103	101	100	100	100	106	124	126	116	114	111	108	105	104	103	104	104