Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Jamaica Plain

Right now (8:51 pm EST): about 35 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South, usually 39 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Jamaica Plain 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	34	38	49	58	49	39	38	38	39	44	46	48	49	42	36	36	39
Tue	34	39	61	71	62	45	39	38	39	48	52	54	56	47	37	36	39
Wed	35	39	57	68	59	46	40	39	40	49	51	55	55	48	37	36	39
Thu	35	39	56	64	56	44	40	39	41	50	55	58	59	52	38	36	39
Fri	35	36	43	44	40	39	40	41	46	52	55	52	48	42	37	36	37
Sat	35	34	34	34	34	36	39	41	42	42	41	41	38	37	35	36	36
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	34	36	39	42	39	39	39	38	36	36	37	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Lowell to Jamaica Plain (via I-95 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Jamaica Plain 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 Jamaica Plain?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lowell to Jamaica Plain?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Jamaica Plain?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (14 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Jamaica Plain 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	34	38	49	58	49	39	38	38	39	44	46	48	49	42	36	36	39
Tue	34	39	61	71	62	45	39	38	39	48	52	54	56	47	37	36	39
Wed	35	39	57	68	59	46	40	39	40	49	51	55	55	48	37	36	39
Thu	35	39	56	64	56	44	40	39	41	50	55	58	59	52	38	36	39
Fri	35	36	43	44	40	39	40	41	46	52	55	52	48	42	37	36	37
Sat	35	34	34	34	34	36	39	41	42	42	41	41	38	37	35	36	36
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	34	36	39	42	39	39	39	38	36	36	37	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	49	58	49	39	38	38	39	44	46	48	49	42	36	36	39
Tue	34	39	61	71	62	45	39	38	39	48	52	54	56	47	37	36	39
Wed	35	39	57	68	59	46	40	39	40	49	51	55	55	48	37	36	39
Thu	35	39	56	64	56	44	40	39	41	50	55	58	59	52	38	36	39
Fri	35	36	43	44	40	39	40	41	46	52	55	52	48	42	37	36	37
Sat	35	34	34	34	34	36	39	41	42	42	41	41	38	37	35	36	36
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	34	36	39	42	39	39	39	38	36	36	37	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	49	58	49	39	38	38	39	44	46	48	49	42	36	36	39
Tue	34	39	61	71	62	45	39	38	39	48	52	54	56	47	37	36	39
Wed	35	39	57	68	59	46	40	39	40	49	51	55	55	48	37	36	39
Thu	35	39	56	64	56	44	40	39	41	50	55	58	59	52	38	36	39
Fri	35	36	43	44	40	39	40	41	46	52	55	52	48	42	37	36	37
Sat	35	34	34	34	34	36	39	41	42	42	41	41	38	37	35	36	36
Sun	35	34	34	34	35	34	36	39	42	39	39	39	38	36	36	37	38