Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Natick

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 61 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 60% 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.

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Lowell to Natick (via US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Natick to Lowell

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 23 to 42 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Lowell (Hale Street) to central Natick (West Central Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Natick 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	42	53	61	49	42	42	42	42	46	50	55	57	47	40	40	42
Tue	39	43	63	78	66	46	42	42	41	47	56	64	64	53	41	40	42
Wed	39	43	61	75	64	47	43	43	43	50	58	62	64	54	41	40	42
Thu	39	43	58	68	60	46	43	42	44	52	61	67	70	59	42	40	42
Fri	39	40	46	45	42	42	44	45	50	56	64	61	56	47	41	40	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	45	46	45	45	43	41	40	39	40	40
Sun	39	39	38	39	39	39	40	43	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	41	41

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 Natick?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 39 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Natick?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Estimate this drive for any day and departure time →

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	53	61	49	42	42	42	42	46	50	55	57	47	40	40	42
Tue	39	43	63	78	66	46	42	42	41	47	56	64	64	53	41	40	42
Wed	39	43	61	75	64	47	43	43	43	50	58	62	64	54	41	40	42
Thu	39	43	58	68	60	46	43	42	44	52	61	67	70	59	42	40	42
Fri	39	40	46	45	42	42	44	45	50	56	64	61	56	47	41	40	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	45	46	45	45	43	41	40	39	40	40
Sun	39	39	38	39	39	39	40	43	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	41	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	53	61	49	42	42	42	42	46	50	55	57	47	40	40	42
Tue	39	43	63	78	66	46	42	42	41	47	56	64	64	53	41	40	42
Wed	39	43	61	75	64	47	43	43	43	50	58	62	64	54	41	40	42
Thu	39	43	58	68	60	46	43	42	44	52	61	67	70	59	42	40	42
Fri	39	40	46	45	42	42	44	45	50	56	64	61	56	47	41	40	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	45	46	45	45	43	41	40	39	40	40
Sun	39	39	38	39	39	39	40	43	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	41	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	42	53	61	49	42	42	42	42	46	50	55	57	47	40	40	42
Tue	39	43	63	78	66	46	42	42	41	47	56	64	64	53	41	40	42
Wed	39	43	61	75	64	47	43	43	43	50	58	62	64	54	41	40	42
Thu	39	43	58	68	60	46	43	42	44	52	61	67	70	59	42	40	42
Fri	39	40	46	45	42	42	44	45	50	56	64	61	56	47	41	40	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	45	46	45	45	43	41	40	39	40	40
Sun	39	39	38	39	39	39	40	43	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	41	41