Best Time to Drive from Lowell to Woonsocket

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 53 minutes via I-495 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 68% 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lowell to Woonsocket 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	53	54	56	60	59	57	57	56	56	57	64	70	64	59	54	54	56
Tue	53	55	58	66	63	58	57	57	56	56	64	75	73	63	55	55	56
Wed	53	54	58	66	63	59	57	57	57	57	69	78	75	63	55	55	55
Thu	53	54	58	64	61	58	57	57	57	60	76	83	78	67	56	54	56
Fri	53	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	61	68	82	84	73	61	55	54	54
Sat	54	52	52	52	52	53	57	59	59	57	56	55	54	53	53	53	53
Sun	54	52	52	51	52	52	55	58	56	57	56	55	54	53	53	54	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Lowell to Woonsocket (via I-495 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lowell to central Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 53 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lowell to Woonsocket?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (46 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woonsocket 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	53	54	56	60	59	57	57	56	56	57	64	70	64	59	54	54	56
Tue	53	55	58	66	63	58	57	57	56	56	64	75	73	63	55	55	56
Wed	53	54	58	66	63	59	57	57	57	57	69	78	75	63	55	55	55
Thu	53	54	58	64	61	58	57	57	57	60	76	83	78	67	56	54	56
Fri	53	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	61	68	82	84	73	61	55	54	54
Sat	54	52	52	52	52	53	57	59	59	57	56	55	54	53	53	53	53
Sun	54	52	52	51	52	52	55	58	56	57	56	55	54	53	53	54	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	56	60	59	57	57	56	56	57	64	70	64	59	54	54	56
Tue	53	55	58	66	63	58	57	57	56	56	64	75	73	63	55	55	56
Wed	53	54	58	66	63	59	57	57	57	57	69	78	75	63	55	55	55
Thu	53	54	58	64	61	58	57	57	57	60	76	83	78	67	56	54	56
Fri	53	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	61	68	82	84	73	61	55	54	54
Sat	54	52	52	52	52	53	57	59	59	57	56	55	54	53	53	53	53
Sun	54	52	52	51	52	52	55	58	56	57	56	55	54	53	53	54	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	56	60	59	57	57	56	56	57	64	70	64	59	54	54	56
Tue	53	55	58	66	63	58	57	57	56	56	64	75	73	63	55	55	56
Wed	53	54	58	66	63	59	57	57	57	57	69	78	75	63	55	55	55
Thu	53	54	58	64	61	58	57	57	57	60	76	83	78	67	56	54	56
Fri	53	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	61	68	82	84	73	61	55	54	54
Sat	54	52	52	52	52	53	57	59	59	57	56	55	54	53	53	53	53
Sun	54	52	52	51	52	52	55	58	56	57	56	55	54	53	53	54	55