Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Leominster

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 30 minutes via I-495 South, usually 31 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Leominster 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	30	31	32	34	34	32	32	32	32	33	37	40	39	34	31	31	32
Tue	30	31	33	37	37	33	33	32	32	32	36	42	43	39	31	31	31
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Fri	30	30	31	32	31	32	33	33	36	41	52	55	47	36	32	31	31
Sat	31	30	30	30	30	30	33	35	35	34	32	32	31	30	30	30	30
Sun	31	30	30	29	30	30	32	35	33	34	33	31	31	30	30	31	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Lowell to Leominster (via I-495 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Leominster 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 Leominster?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 30 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Leominster?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (24 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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