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Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Woburn

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 22 minutes via US-3 South, usually 22 at this time.

Only 60% 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 18-mile drive from Lowell to Woburn (via US-3 South) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 36 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (21 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Woburn to Lowell

Freeway, about 13 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 8 to 15 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 Woburn (Common 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 Woburn by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
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Tue1921313632222020202022242524201922
Wed1921293330232121202123242624191922
Thu1921283229222020202123252625201921
Fri1920232221202121222225262422201920
Sat1919191919192120212021202019191919
Sun1919191919191920212020191919191920

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 Woburn?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 36 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 19 to 36 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Woburn?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 36 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-3 South in Boston (13 miles)

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