Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Plymouth MA

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 143 minutes via MA-3 South and I-95 South, usually 143 at this time.

Only 57% 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 72-mile drive from Lowell to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (93 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Plymouth MA to Lowell

Freeway, about 41 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 31 miles: 52 to 97 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 Plymouth MA (Court 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 Plymouth MA by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon93939393939394941011081181431271039097108
Tue889512113212911010098101107127136126129989393
Wed9393939393939393939393939393939393
Thu9393939393939393939393939393939393
Fri9393939393939393939393939393939393
Sat9393939393939393939393939393939393
Sun9393939393939393939393939393939393

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 Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lowell to Plymouth MA?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 88 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (16 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (13 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (4 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (3 miles)

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