Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Manchester

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 39 minutes via US-3 North, usually 39 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 Manchester 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	39	39	41	43	43	41	40	40	40	41	46	53	53	47	39	39	44
Tue	39	40	42	46	44	41	40	40	40	41	51	62	65	53	40	39	45
Wed	39	40	43	45	43	41	42	42	41	43	52	61	65	54	40	39	43
Thu	40	40	42	44	43	41	41	40	40	42	51	61	66	57	41	39	44
Fri	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	42	42	47	59	61	55	45	40	39	41
Sat	40	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	39
Sun	39	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	40	39	38	38	38	38	38	39	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Lowell to Manchester (via US-3 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Manchester 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 Manchester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 39 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Manchester?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	43	43	41	40	40	40	41	46	53	53	47	39	39	44
Tue	39	40	42	46	44	41	40	40	40	41	51	62	65	53	40	39	45
Wed	39	40	43	45	43	41	42	42	41	43	52	61	65	54	40	39	43
Thu	40	40	42	44	43	41	41	40	40	42	51	61	66	57	41	39	44
Fri	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	42	42	47	59	61	55	45	40	39	41
Sat	40	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	39
Sun	39	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	40	39	38	38	38	38	38	39	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	43	43	41	40	40	40	41	46	53	53	47	39	39	44
Tue	39	40	42	46	44	41	40	40	40	41	51	62	65	53	40	39	45
Wed	39	40	43	45	43	41	42	42	41	43	52	61	65	54	40	39	43
Thu	40	40	42	44	43	41	41	40	40	42	51	61	66	57	41	39	44
Fri	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	42	42	47	59	61	55	45	40	39	41
Sat	40	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	39
Sun	39	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	40	39	38	38	38	38	38	39	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	39	41	43	43	41	40	40	40	41	46	53	53	47	39	39	44
Tue	39	40	42	46	44	41	40	40	40	41	51	62	65	53	40	39	45
Wed	39	40	43	45	43	41	42	42	41	43	52	61	65	54	40	39	43
Thu	40	40	42	44	43	41	41	40	40	42	51	61	66	57	41	39	44
Fri	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	42	42	47	59	61	55	45	40	39	41
Sat	40	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	39
Sun	39	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	40	39	38	38	38	38	38	39	41