Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Quincy

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 57 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South, usually 47 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Quincy 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	45	49	61	68	60	50	49	50	52	61	72	74	71	55	46	46	49
Tue	45	50	69	80	73	56	50	49	52	65	81	87	86	65	48	47	49
Wed	45	50	68	78	71	58	52	50	53	68	81	88	87	66	49	47	49
Thu	45	50	66	72	67	55	51	50	56	68	85	92	88	70	50	47	49
Fri	45	48	55	56	52	51	53	56	61	74	85	81	72	58	48	47	47
Sat	44	43	44	44	45	48	53	54	56	57	56	56	52	50	46	46	46
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	45	48	51	54	51	51	50	49	49	46	47	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Lowell to Quincy (via I-95 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 93 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 20 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) 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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 45 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Quincy?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (24 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (10 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (6 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Quincy to Lowell (return trip) · Lowell to Boston · Lowell to Cambridge · 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 · Lowell to Peabody

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	61	68	60	50	49	50	52	61	72	74	71	55	46	46	49
Tue	45	50	69	80	73	56	50	49	52	65	81	87	86	65	48	47	49
Wed	45	50	68	78	71	58	52	50	53	68	81	88	87	66	49	47	49
Thu	45	50	66	72	67	55	51	50	56	68	85	92	88	70	50	47	49
Fri	45	48	55	56	52	51	53	56	61	74	85	81	72	58	48	47	47
Sat	44	43	44	44	45	48	53	54	56	57	56	56	52	50	46	46	46
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	45	48	51	54	51	51	50	49	49	46	47	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	61	68	60	50	49	50	52	61	72	74	71	55	46	46	49
Tue	45	50	69	80	73	56	50	49	52	65	81	87	86	65	48	47	49
Wed	45	50	68	78	71	58	52	50	53	68	81	88	87	66	49	47	49
Thu	45	50	66	72	67	55	51	50	56	68	85	92	88	70	50	47	49
Fri	45	48	55	56	52	51	53	56	61	74	85	81	72	58	48	47	47
Sat	44	43	44	44	45	48	53	54	56	57	56	56	52	50	46	46	46
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	45	48	51	54	51	51	50	49	49	46	47	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	61	68	60	50	49	50	52	61	72	74	71	55	46	46	49
Tue	45	50	69	80	73	56	50	49	52	65	81	87	86	65	48	47	49
Wed	45	50	68	78	71	58	52	50	53	68	81	88	87	66	49	47	49
Thu	45	50	66	72	67	55	51	50	56	68	85	92	88	70	50	47	49
Fri	45	48	55	56	52	51	53	56	61	74	85	81	72	58	48	47	47
Sat	44	43	44	44	45	48	53	54	56	57	56	56	52	50	46	46	46
Sun	45	44	43	43	44	45	48	51	54	51	51	50	49	49	46	47	48