Best Time to Drive from Lowell to East Concord

Right now (10:06 pm EDT): about 57 minutes via I-93 North and I-495 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 28% 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 East Concord 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	58	58	58	61	61	59	59	59	58	58	63	69	68	62	58	57	58
Tue	58	58	59	63	62	59	59	58	58	59	65	73	77	67	58	57	57
Wed	58	58	59	62	62	61	60	59	58	59	68	75	80	66	58	57	58
Thu	58	58	59	61	61	60	59	59	59	60	69	82	85	72	60	57	58
Fri	58	57	58	59	59	59	60	61	64	67	76	87	83	66	59	58	57
Sat	58	57	57	57	57	58	61	62	63	61	59	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	56	57	57	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Lowell to East Concord (via I-93 North and I-495 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 2:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central East Concord 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 East Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 2:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lowell to East Concord?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 57 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to East Concord?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 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

East Concord 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	58	58	58	61	61	59	59	59	58	58	63	69	68	62	58	57	58
Tue	58	58	59	63	62	59	59	58	58	59	65	73	77	67	58	57	57
Wed	58	58	59	62	62	61	60	59	58	59	68	75	80	66	58	57	58
Thu	58	58	59	61	61	60	59	59	59	60	69	82	85	72	60	57	58
Fri	58	57	58	59	59	59	60	61	64	67	76	87	83	66	59	58	57
Sat	58	57	57	57	57	58	61	62	63	61	59	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	56	57	57	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	58	61	61	59	59	59	58	58	63	69	68	62	58	57	58
Tue	58	58	59	63	62	59	59	58	58	59	65	73	77	67	58	57	57
Wed	58	58	59	62	62	61	60	59	58	59	68	75	80	66	58	57	58
Thu	58	58	59	61	61	60	59	59	59	60	69	82	85	72	60	57	58
Fri	58	57	58	59	59	59	60	61	64	67	76	87	83	66	59	58	57
Sat	58	57	57	57	57	58	61	62	63	61	59	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	56	57	57	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	58	58	61	61	59	59	59	58	58	63	69	68	62	58	57	58
Tue	58	58	59	63	62	59	59	58	58	59	65	73	77	67	58	57	57
Wed	58	58	59	62	62	61	60	59	58	59	68	75	80	66	58	57	58
Thu	58	58	59	61	61	60	59	59	59	60	69	82	85	72	60	57	58
Fri	58	57	58	59	59	59	60	61	64	67	76	87	83	66	59	58	57
Sat	58	57	57	57	57	58	61	62	63	61	59	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	56	57	57	58