Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Lynn

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 47 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 North, usually 34 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Lynn 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	32	34	44	49	42	37	36	37	37	37	46	49	50	41	33	33	36
Tue	32	35	52	55	48	38	37	37	36	39	49	56	57	46	35	33	37
Wed	32	34	49	53	49	40	37	38	37	40	51	55	58	48	35	33	36
Thu	32	35	49	53	47	39	38	38	38	43	55	59	61	51	37	33	35
Fri	32	33	39	40	36	37	40	43	45	48	59	58	53	43	35	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	32	32	36	42	42	42	40	41	38	37	36	34	33	33
Sun	32	31	31	31	31	32	35	38	40	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Lowell to Lynn (via US-3 South and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 61 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Lynn 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 Lynn?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 32 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Lynn?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (11 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lynn 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	32	34	44	49	42	37	36	37	37	37	46	49	50	41	33	33	36
Tue	32	35	52	55	48	38	37	37	36	39	49	56	57	46	35	33	37
Wed	32	34	49	53	49	40	37	38	37	40	51	55	58	48	35	33	36
Thu	32	35	49	53	47	39	38	38	38	43	55	59	61	51	37	33	35
Fri	32	33	39	40	36	37	40	43	45	48	59	58	53	43	35	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	32	32	36	42	42	42	40	41	38	37	36	34	33	33
Sun	32	31	31	31	31	32	35	38	40	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	44	49	42	37	36	37	37	37	46	49	50	41	33	33	36
Tue	32	35	52	55	48	38	37	37	36	39	49	56	57	46	35	33	37
Wed	32	34	49	53	49	40	37	38	37	40	51	55	58	48	35	33	36
Thu	32	35	49	53	47	39	38	38	38	43	55	59	61	51	37	33	35
Fri	32	33	39	40	36	37	40	43	45	48	59	58	53	43	35	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	32	32	36	42	42	42	40	41	38	37	36	34	33	33
Sun	32	31	31	31	31	32	35	38	40	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	44	49	42	37	36	37	37	37	46	49	50	41	33	33	36
Tue	32	35	52	55	48	38	37	37	36	39	49	56	57	46	35	33	37
Wed	32	34	49	53	49	40	37	38	37	40	51	55	58	48	35	33	36
Thu	32	35	49	53	47	39	38	38	38	43	55	59	61	51	37	33	35
Fri	32	33	39	40	36	37	40	43	45	48	59	58	53	43	35	33	34
Sat	32	31	31	32	32	36	42	42	42	40	41	38	37	36	34	33	33
Sun	32	31	31	31	31	32	35	38	40	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	35