Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Dedham

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 37 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South, usually 33 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Dedham 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	32	34	41	49	43	36	35	35	35	40	47	46	44	39	33	33	36
Tue	32	34	46	60	55	42	36	35	36	41	52	54	55	46	34	33	36
Wed	32	33	45	57	53	41	37	35	36	44	54	55	55	45	35	33	35
Thu	32	34	44	54	49	41	36	35	37	45	57	60	60	49	35	33	35
Fri	32	33	37	39	37	36	37	38	41	50	56	52	45	38	34	33	34
Sat	33	31	32	32	32	33	35	37	38	40	38	38	36	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	31	31	32	32	33	35	38	35	35	35	34	33	33	34	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Lowell to Dedham (via I-95 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell (Hale Street) to central Dedham (East Street) 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 Dedham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Dedham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (21 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	41	49	43	36	35	35	35	40	47	46	44	39	33	33	36
Tue	32	34	46	60	55	42	36	35	36	41	52	54	55	46	34	33	36
Wed	32	33	45	57	53	41	37	35	36	44	54	55	55	45	35	33	35
Thu	32	34	44	54	49	41	36	35	37	45	57	60	60	49	35	33	35
Fri	32	33	37	39	37	36	37	38	41	50	56	52	45	38	34	33	34
Sat	33	31	32	32	32	33	35	37	38	40	38	38	36	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	31	31	32	32	33	35	38	35	35	35	34	33	33	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	41	49	43	36	35	35	35	40	47	46	44	39	33	33	36
Tue	32	34	46	60	55	42	36	35	36	41	52	54	55	46	34	33	36
Wed	32	33	45	57	53	41	37	35	36	44	54	55	55	45	35	33	35
Thu	32	34	44	54	49	41	36	35	37	45	57	60	60	49	35	33	35
Fri	32	33	37	39	37	36	37	38	41	50	56	52	45	38	34	33	34
Sat	33	31	32	32	32	33	35	37	38	40	38	38	36	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	31	31	32	32	33	35	38	35	35	35	34	33	33	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	41	49	43	36	35	35	35	40	47	46	44	39	33	33	36
Tue	32	34	46	60	55	42	36	35	36	41	52	54	55	46	34	33	36
Wed	32	33	45	57	53	41	37	35	36	44	54	55	55	45	35	33	35
Thu	32	34	44	54	49	41	36	35	37	45	57	60	60	49	35	33	35
Fri	32	33	37	39	37	36	37	38	41	50	56	52	45	38	34	33	34
Sat	33	31	32	32	32	33	35	37	38	40	38	38	36	34	33	33	33
Sun	32	32	31	31	32	32	33	35	38	35	35	35	34	33	33	34	35