Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Derry Village

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 30 minutes via I-93 North and I-495 North, usually 30 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Derry Village by day and time you leave (local time)
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Sun	30	29	29	28	28	29	30	30	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Lowell to Derry Village (via I-93 North and I-495 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Derry Village 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 Derry Village?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lowell to Derry Village?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 30 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Derry Village?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (16 miles) · I-495 North in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Derry Village 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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