Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Plymouth MA

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 82 minutes via MA-3 South and US-3 South and I-93 South, usually 74 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Plymouth MA 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	64	73	93	98	88	79	75	78	79	98	106	100	94	79	68	68	71
Tue	64	75	108	114	103	86	77	75	78	106	118	117	113	94	72	70	71
Wed	64	74	101	112	105	88	79	77	79	108	123	121	115	96	74	71	73
Thu	65	74	99	108	100	86	80	78	84	114	129	127	116	97	79	73	73
Fri	64	70	88	88	82	82	86	87	98	118	121	116	100	83	76	71	69
Sat	64	63	65	66	70	80	87	89	89	88	86	82	77	75	72	70	67
Sun	64	63	62	63	65	69	75	80	82	79	78	76	74	72	72	70	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Lowell to Plymouth MA (via MA-3 South and US-3 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell (Hale Street) to central Plymouth MA (Court Street) 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 Plymouth MA?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 64 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Plymouth MA?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (27 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (16 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (16 miles)

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More drives

Plymouth MA to Lowell (return trip) · Lowell to Boston · Lowell to Cambridge · Lowell to Quincy · Lowell to Newton · Lowell to Waltham · Lowell to Framingham · Lowell to Worcester · Lowell to Burlington MA · Lowell to Woburn · Lowell to Braintree · Lowell to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	73	93	98	88	79	75	78	79	98	106	100	94	79	68	68	71
Tue	64	75	108	114	103	86	77	75	78	106	118	117	113	94	72	70	71
Wed	64	74	101	112	105	88	79	77	79	108	123	121	115	96	74	71	73
Thu	65	74	99	108	100	86	80	78	84	114	129	127	116	97	79	73	73
Fri	64	70	88	88	82	82	86	87	98	118	121	116	100	83	76	71	69
Sat	64	63	65	66	70	80	87	89	89	88	86	82	77	75	72	70	67
Sun	64	63	62	63	65	69	75	80	82	79	78	76	74	72	72	70	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	73	93	98	88	79	75	78	79	98	106	100	94	79	68	68	71
Tue	64	75	108	114	103	86	77	75	78	106	118	117	113	94	72	70	71
Wed	64	74	101	112	105	88	79	77	79	108	123	121	115	96	74	71	73
Thu	65	74	99	108	100	86	80	78	84	114	129	127	116	97	79	73	73
Fri	64	70	88	88	82	82	86	87	98	118	121	116	100	83	76	71	69
Sat	64	63	65	66	70	80	87	89	89	88	86	82	77	75	72	70	67
Sun	64	63	62	63	65	69	75	80	82	79	78	76	74	72	72	70	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	73	93	98	88	79	75	78	79	98	106	100	94	79	68	68	71
Tue	64	75	108	114	103	86	77	75	78	106	118	117	113	94	72	70	71
Wed	64	74	101	112	105	88	79	77	79	108	123	121	115	96	74	71	73
Thu	65	74	99	108	100	86	80	78	84	114	129	127	116	97	79	73	73
Fri	64	70	88	88	82	82	86	87	98	118	121	116	100	83	76	71	69
Sat	64	63	65	66	70	80	87	89	89	88	86	82	77	75	72	70	67
Sun	64	63	62	63	65	69	75	80	82	79	78	76	74	72	72	70	70