Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Quincy

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 111 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 South, usually 121 at this time.

Only 51% 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 45-mile drive from Lowell to Quincy (via I-95 South and US-3 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 121 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (61 minutes).

Freeway, about 23 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 22 miles: 38 to 86 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) 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 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	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	65	71	87	100	121	103	76	62	60	71
Tue	64	76	104	109	109	83	72	68	74	89	103	118	108	93	64	61	61
Wed	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Thu	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Fri	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Sat	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Sun	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61

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 60 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 60 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Quincy?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (13 miles) · US-3 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (3 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	65	71	87	100	121	103	76	62	60	71
Tue	64	76	104	109	109	83	72	68	74	89	103	118	108	93	64	61	61
Wed	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
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Sun	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	65	71	87	100	121	103	76	62	60	71
Tue	64	76	104	109	109	83	72	68	74	89	103	118	108	93	64	61	61
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	65	71	87	100	121	103	76	62	60	71
Tue	64	76	104	109	109	83	72	68	74	89	103	118	108	93	64	61	61
Wed	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
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