Best Time to Drive from Lynn to Brighton

Right now (8:51 pm EST): about 35 minutes via I-90 West, usually 35 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Lynn to Brighton 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	32	35	55	59	54	42	38	41	41	57	69	78	71	50	39	35	37
Tue	31	35	57	75	70	51	42	39	39	59	71	80	74	62	41	36	35
Wed	31	34	53	73	70	52	43	39	40	63	77	87	84	67	44	37	36
Thu	33	34	56	75	72	53	44	43	44	71	94	100	96	77	51	40	37
Fri	32	33	50	52	45	40	45	48	58	76	95	95	81	57	43	39	36
Sat	33	31	31	32	34	39	43	47	47	47	53	54	49	45	41	38	35
Sun	34	32	32	31	33	35	38	42	44	48	57	63	56	47	44	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Lynn to Brighton (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (22 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lynn to central Brighton 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 Brighton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 31 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lynn to Brighton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (7 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	55	59	54	42	38	41	41	57	69	78	71	50	39	35	37
Tue	31	35	57	75	70	51	42	39	39	59	71	80	74	62	41	36	35
Wed	31	34	53	73	70	52	43	39	40	63	77	87	84	67	44	37	36
Thu	33	34	56	75	72	53	44	43	44	71	94	100	96	77	51	40	37
Fri	32	33	50	52	45	40	45	48	58	76	95	95	81	57	43	39	36
Sat	33	31	31	32	34	39	43	47	47	47	53	54	49	45	41	38	35
Sun	34	32	32	31	33	35	38	42	44	48	57	63	56	47	44	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	55	59	54	42	38	41	41	57	69	78	71	50	39	35	37
Tue	31	35	57	75	70	51	42	39	39	59	71	80	74	62	41	36	35
Wed	31	34	53	73	70	52	43	39	40	63	77	87	84	67	44	37	36
Thu	33	34	56	75	72	53	44	43	44	71	94	100	96	77	51	40	37
Fri	32	33	50	52	45	40	45	48	58	76	95	95	81	57	43	39	36
Sat	33	31	31	32	34	39	43	47	47	47	53	54	49	45	41	38	35
Sun	34	32	32	31	33	35	38	42	44	48	57	63	56	47	44	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	55	59	54	42	38	41	41	57	69	78	71	50	39	35	37
Tue	31	35	57	75	70	51	42	39	39	59	71	80	74	62	41	36	35
Wed	31	34	53	73	70	52	43	39	40	63	77	87	84	67	44	37	36
Thu	33	34	56	75	72	53	44	43	44	71	94	100	96	77	51	40	37
Fri	32	33	50	52	45	40	45	48	58	76	95	95	81	57	43	39	36
Sat	33	31	31	32	34	39	43	47	47	47	53	54	49	45	41	38	35
Sun	34	32	32	31	33	35	38	42	44	48	57	63	56	47	44	39	37