Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Pawtucket

Right now (10:35 pm EDT): about 61 minutes via I-95 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Pawtucket 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	55	57	65	72	67	61	59	60	60	67	77	79	77	64	57	57	60
Tue	55	58	70	81	78	67	60	59	60	68	84	90	90	73	58	57	59
Wed	55	57	69	78	76	65	61	60	61	70	86	91	91	74	60	58	59
Thu	56	57	68	76	72	65	61	60	61	71	89	95	93	78	60	57	59
Fri	55	56	61	62	61	60	61	62	66	79	90	88	79	67	58	57	57
Sat	56	54	54	54	55	56	59	61	61	64	62	63	62	59	57	57	56
Sun	56	54	53	53	55	56	58	59	61	59	59	59	59	57	56	58	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Lowell to Pawtucket (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 55 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Pawtucket?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (36 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	65	72	67	61	59	60	60	67	77	79	77	64	57	57	60
Tue	55	58	70	81	78	67	60	59	60	68	84	90	90	73	58	57	59
Wed	55	57	69	78	76	65	61	60	61	70	86	91	91	74	60	58	59
Thu	56	57	68	76	72	65	61	60	61	71	89	95	93	78	60	57	59
Fri	55	56	61	62	61	60	61	62	66	79	90	88	79	67	58	57	57
Sat	56	54	54	54	55	56	59	61	61	64	62	63	62	59	57	57	56
Sun	56	54	53	53	55	56	58	59	61	59	59	59	59	57	56	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	65	72	67	61	59	60	60	67	77	79	77	64	57	57	60
Tue	55	58	70	81	78	67	60	59	60	68	84	90	90	73	58	57	59
Wed	55	57	69	78	76	65	61	60	61	70	86	91	91	74	60	58	59
Thu	56	57	68	76	72	65	61	60	61	71	89	95	93	78	60	57	59
Fri	55	56	61	62	61	60	61	62	66	79	90	88	79	67	58	57	57
Sat	56	54	54	54	55	56	59	61	61	64	62	63	62	59	57	57	56
Sun	56	54	53	53	55	56	58	59	61	59	59	59	59	57	56	58	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	65	72	67	61	59	60	60	67	77	79	77	64	57	57	60
Tue	55	58	70	81	78	67	60	59	60	68	84	90	90	73	58	57	59
Wed	55	57	69	78	76	65	61	60	61	70	86	91	91	74	60	58	59
Thu	56	57	68	76	72	65	61	60	61	71	89	95	93	78	60	57	59
Fri	55	56	61	62	61	60	61	62	66	79	90	88	79	67	58	57	57
Sat	56	54	54	54	55	56	59	61	61	64	62	63	62	59	57	57	56
Sun	56	54	53	53	55	56	58	59	61	59	59	59	59	57	56	58	58