Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Framingham

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 38 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South and I-90 West, usually 38 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Framingham 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	35	37	46	53	46	39	38	38	38	42	48	52	53	44	36	36	39
Tue	35	38	53	64	57	43	39	38	39	44	54	62	64	52	38	36	39
Wed	35	37	51	62	55	44	40	39	39	45	56	61	64	53	38	36	39
Thu	35	38	50	58	52	42	39	39	40	46	59	67	69	57	40	36	39
Fri	35	36	41	42	39	39	40	41	44	51	62	62	55	44	37	36	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	39	40	41	41	41	40	38	37	36	36	36
Sun	36	34	34	34	35	35	36	39	40	39	39	38	37	36	36	37	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Lowell to Framingham (via US-3 South and I-95 South and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 23 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 Framingham 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 Framingham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 35 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Framingham?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	46	53	46	39	38	38	38	42	48	52	53	44	36	36	39
Tue	35	38	53	64	57	43	39	38	39	44	54	62	64	52	38	36	39
Wed	35	37	51	62	55	44	40	39	39	45	56	61	64	53	38	36	39
Thu	35	38	50	58	52	42	39	39	40	46	59	67	69	57	40	36	39
Fri	35	36	41	42	39	39	40	41	44	51	62	62	55	44	37	36	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	39	40	41	41	41	40	38	37	36	36	36
Sun	36	34	34	34	35	35	36	39	40	39	39	38	37	36	36	37	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	46	53	46	39	38	38	38	42	48	52	53	44	36	36	39
Tue	35	38	53	64	57	43	39	38	39	44	54	62	64	52	38	36	39
Wed	35	37	51	62	55	44	40	39	39	45	56	61	64	53	38	36	39
Thu	35	38	50	58	52	42	39	39	40	46	59	67	69	57	40	36	39
Fri	35	36	41	42	39	39	40	41	44	51	62	62	55	44	37	36	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	39	40	41	41	41	40	38	37	36	36	36
Sun	36	34	34	34	35	35	36	39	40	39	39	38	37	36	36	37	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	46	53	46	39	38	38	38	42	48	52	53	44	36	36	39
Tue	35	38	53	64	57	43	39	38	39	44	54	62	64	52	38	36	39
Wed	35	37	51	62	55	44	40	39	39	45	56	61	64	53	38	36	39
Thu	35	38	50	58	52	42	39	39	40	46	59	67	69	57	40	36	39
Fri	35	36	41	42	39	39	40	41	44	51	62	62	55	44	37	36	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	39	40	41	41	41	40	38	37	36	36	36
Sun	36	34	34	34	35	35	36	39	40	39	39	38	37	36	36	37	38