Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Newton

Right now (6:17 pm EDT): about 44 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 78% 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 27-mile drive from Lowell to Newton (via I-95 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Newton to Lowell

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 10 to 21 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 Newton (Homer 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 Newton 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	28	30	39	46	39	32	32	32	32	35	38	40	41	35	29	29	33
Tue	28	31	46	58	51	37	32	32	32	37	42	45	47	40	30	30	33
Wed	28	31	43	54	49	38	33	32	33	39	42	45	47	40	31	30	33
Thu	29	31	42	51	47	37	33	32	33	39	45	48	51	44	31	30	32
Fri	28	29	34	35	32	31	33	34	38	43	47	45	41	35	30	29	30
Sat	29	28	28	28	28	29	33	34	35	35	34	33	31	30	29	29	29
Sun	29	28	28	28	29	28	30	32	34	32	32	31	30	29	29	30	31

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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Newton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (11 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	39	46	39	32	32	32	32	35	38	40	41	35	29	29	33
Tue	28	31	46	58	51	37	32	32	32	37	42	45	47	40	30	30	33
Wed	28	31	43	54	49	38	33	32	33	39	42	45	47	40	31	30	33
Thu	29	31	42	51	47	37	33	32	33	39	45	48	51	44	31	30	32
Fri	28	29	34	35	32	31	33	34	38	43	47	45	41	35	30	29	30
Sat	29	28	28	28	28	29	33	34	35	35	34	33	31	30	29	29	29
Sun	29	28	28	28	29	28	30	32	34	32	32	31	30	29	29	30	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	39	46	39	32	32	32	32	35	38	40	41	35	29	29	33
Tue	28	31	46	58	51	37	32	32	32	37	42	45	47	40	30	30	33
Wed	28	31	43	54	49	38	33	32	33	39	42	45	47	40	31	30	33
Thu	29	31	42	51	47	37	33	32	33	39	45	48	51	44	31	30	32
Fri	28	29	34	35	32	31	33	34	38	43	47	45	41	35	30	29	30
Sat	29	28	28	28	28	29	33	34	35	35	34	33	31	30	29	29	29
Sun	29	28	28	28	29	28	30	32	34	32	32	31	30	29	29	30	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	39	46	39	32	32	32	32	35	38	40	41	35	29	29	33
Tue	28	31	46	58	51	37	32	32	32	37	42	45	47	40	30	30	33
Wed	28	31	43	54	49	38	33	32	33	39	42	45	47	40	31	30	33
Thu	29	31	42	51	47	37	33	32	33	39	45	48	51	44	31	30	32
Fri	28	29	34	35	32	31	33	34	38	43	47	45	41	35	30	29	30
Sat	29	28	28	28	28	29	33	34	35	35	34	33	31	30	29	29	29
Sun	29	28	28	28	29	28	30	32	34	32	32	31	30	29	29	30	31