Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Peabody

Right now (6:17 pm EDT): about 69 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 74% 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 31-mile drive from Lowell to Peabody (via I-95 North and US-3 South) 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (43 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Peabody to Lowell

Freeway, about 25 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 10 to 18 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 Peabody 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 Peabody 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	43	37	36	37	37	37	45	49	50	42	34	33	37
Tue	33	35	51	55	49	39	37	37	36	39	49	56	57	48	35	33	38
Wed	32	35	48	53	49	41	38	39	38	41	51	54	58	49	35	34	37
Thu	32	35	47	53	47	40	38	39	39	43	54	58	61	52	37	33	36
Fri	32	33	39	40	36	37	42	44	46	49	58	59	54	44	35	34	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	37	43	43	43	41	41	38	36	35	34	33	33
Sun	33	31	31	31	32	32	35	38	41	37	35	35	34	34	34	33	35

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 Peabody?

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 Peabody?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 32 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Peabody?

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

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (11 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

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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	43	37	36	37	37	37	45	49	50	42	34	33	37
Tue	33	35	51	55	49	39	37	37	36	39	49	56	57	48	35	33	38
Wed	32	35	48	53	49	41	38	39	38	41	51	54	58	49	35	34	37
Thu	32	35	47	53	47	40	38	39	39	43	54	58	61	52	37	33	36
Fri	32	33	39	40	36	37	42	44	46	49	58	59	54	44	35	34	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	37	43	43	43	41	41	38	36	35	34	33	33
Sun	33	31	31	31	32	32	35	38	41	37	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	43	37	36	37	37	37	45	49	50	42	34	33	37
Tue	33	35	51	55	49	39	37	37	36	39	49	56	57	48	35	33	38
Wed	32	35	48	53	49	41	38	39	38	41	51	54	58	49	35	34	37
Thu	32	35	47	53	47	40	38	39	39	43	54	58	61	52	37	33	36
Fri	32	33	39	40	36	37	42	44	46	49	58	59	54	44	35	34	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	37	43	43	43	41	41	38	36	35	34	33	33
Sun	33	31	31	31	32	32	35	38	41	37	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	43	37	36	37	37	37	45	49	50	42	34	33	37
Tue	33	35	51	55	49	39	37	37	36	39	49	56	57	48	35	33	38
Wed	32	35	48	53	49	41	38	39	38	41	51	54	58	49	35	34	37
Thu	32	35	47	53	47	40	38	39	39	43	54	58	61	52	37	33	36
Fri	32	33	39	40	36	37	42	44	46	49	58	59	54	44	35	34	35
Sat	33	32	32	32	33	37	43	43	43	41	41	38	36	35	34	33	33
Sun	33	31	31	31	32	32	35	38	41	37	35	35	34	34	34	33	35