Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Framingham

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 78 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South, usually 80 at this time.

Only 40% 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.

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Lowell to Framingham (via I-95 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (49 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Framingham to Lowell

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 20 miles: 36 to 68 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Lowell (Hale Street) to central Framingham along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Framingham by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon4949494949494950515863807758485161
Tue4851748280605351515870787874534949
Wed4949494949494949494949494949494949
Thu4949494949494949494949494949494949
Fri4949494949494949494949494949494949
Sat4949494949494949494949494949494949
Sun4949494949494949494949494949494949

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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 48 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Framingham?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (6 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (2 miles)

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