Best Time to Drive from Lynn to Barnstable

Right now (10:07 pm EST): about 82 minutes via MA-3 South, usually 91 at this time.

Only 75% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Lynn to Barnstable (via MA-3 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (17 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lynn to central Barnstable 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 Lynn to Barnstable?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lynn to Barnstable?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 79 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lynn to Barnstable?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-3 South in Boston (26 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (6 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (6 miles)

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