Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Fall River

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 70 minutes via MA-24 South and I-95 South, usually 74 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Fall River 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	72	82	88	84	77	77	78	78	88	99	96	90	78	71	71	74
Tue	70	73	90	98	95	85	77	76	77	89	106	111	105	87	73	72	74
Wed	69	73	86	97	94	84	77	76	76	90	106	112	107	87	75	72	74
Thu	70	72	85	92	89	82	78	76	78	91	111	118	107	93	74	72	74
Fri	69	71	77	79	78	76	77	79	84	100	111	108	92	81	73	72	72
Sat	70	68	69	69	70	71	75	77	78	79	77	77	75	72	71	72	71
Sun	70	68	67	68	68	69	71	73	77	74	73	73	72	71	71	73	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Lowell to Fall River (via MA-24 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Fall River 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 Fall River?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lowell to Fall River?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Fall River?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (24 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (11 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (4 miles)

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More drives

Fall River 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	69	72	82	88	84	77	77	78	78	88	99	96	90	78	71	71	74
Tue	70	73	90	98	95	85	77	76	77	89	106	111	105	87	73	72	74
Wed	69	73	86	97	94	84	77	76	76	90	106	112	107	87	75	72	74
Thu	70	72	85	92	89	82	78	76	78	91	111	118	107	93	74	72	74
Fri	69	71	77	79	78	76	77	79	84	100	111	108	92	81	73	72	72
Sat	70	68	69	69	70	71	75	77	78	79	77	77	75	72	71	72	71
Sun	70	68	67	68	68	69	71	73	77	74	73	73	72	71	71	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	82	88	84	77	77	78	78	88	99	96	90	78	71	71	74
Tue	70	73	90	98	95	85	77	76	77	89	106	111	105	87	73	72	74
Wed	69	73	86	97	94	84	77	76	76	90	106	112	107	87	75	72	74
Thu	70	72	85	92	89	82	78	76	78	91	111	118	107	93	74	72	74
Fri	69	71	77	79	78	76	77	79	84	100	111	108	92	81	73	72	72
Sat	70	68	69	69	70	71	75	77	78	79	77	77	75	72	71	72	71
Sun	70	68	67	68	68	69	71	73	77	74	73	73	72	71	71	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	82	88	84	77	77	78	78	88	99	96	90	78	71	71	74
Tue	70	73	90	98	95	85	77	76	77	89	106	111	105	87	73	72	74
Wed	69	73	86	97	94	84	77	76	76	90	106	112	107	87	75	72	74
Thu	70	72	85	92	89	82	78	76	78	91	111	118	107	93	74	72	74
Fri	69	71	77	79	78	76	77	79	84	100	111	108	92	81	73	72	72
Sat	70	68	69	69	70	71	75	77	78	79	77	77	75	72	71	72	71
Sun	70	68	67	68	68	69	71	73	77	74	73	73	72	71	71	73	73