Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Waltham

Right now (6:17 pm EDT): about 32 minutes via US-3 South and I-95 South, usually 25 at this time.

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Lowell to Waltham (via US-3 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (27 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Waltham to Lowell

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 12 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 Waltham (Main 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 Waltham by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2223303731252424242629313227222225
Tue2224344743292424242633353730232325
Wed2224334341292525242934353630232325
Thu2224324137292524252936394034242325
Fri2223272725242526283437343026232223
Sat2221222222222526272525252423222222
Sun2222212222222324262425242322222324

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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 22-mile drive usually takes 22 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Waltham?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles)

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