Best Time to Drive from Lynn to Dorchester

Right now (9:06 pm EDT): about 46 minutes via I-90 West, usually 39 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Dorchester 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	34	39	55	57	54	45	40	41	42	54	68	77	68	49	40	36	39
Tue	32	37	56	72	70	52	44	40	39	53	69	80	69	57	41	36	36
Wed	32	37	52	71	69	52	44	41	42	60	74	84	81	61	43	38	36
Thu	33	37	56	72	70	53	46	44	46	70	92	98	92	73	49	40	39
Fri	33	36	50	51	46	43	47	49	55	73	95	92	78	55	42	38	36
Sat	34	32	32	32	35	40	46	47	49	48	55	55	51	46	41	38	35
Sun	35	33	33	32	34	36	39	42	45	51	59	63	56	49	45	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Lynn to Dorchester (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 98 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 3:30 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (25 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lynn to central Dorchester 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 Dorchester?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 32 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lynn to Dorchester?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (6 miles)

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More drives

Dorchester to Lynn (return trip) · Lynn to Worcester · Lynn to Providence · Lynn to Lowell · Lynn to Manchester · Lynn to New Bedford

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	55	57	54	45	40	41	42	54	68	77	68	49	40	36	39
Tue	32	37	56	72	70	52	44	40	39	53	69	80	69	57	41	36	36
Wed	32	37	52	71	69	52	44	41	42	60	74	84	81	61	43	38	36
Thu	33	37	56	72	70	53	46	44	46	70	92	98	92	73	49	40	39
Fri	33	36	50	51	46	43	47	49	55	73	95	92	78	55	42	38	36
Sat	34	32	32	32	35	40	46	47	49	48	55	55	51	46	41	38	35
Sun	35	33	33	32	34	36	39	42	45	51	59	63	56	49	45	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	55	57	54	45	40	41	42	54	68	77	68	49	40	36	39
Tue	32	37	56	72	70	52	44	40	39	53	69	80	69	57	41	36	36
Wed	32	37	52	71	69	52	44	41	42	60	74	84	81	61	43	38	36
Thu	33	37	56	72	70	53	46	44	46	70	92	98	92	73	49	40	39
Fri	33	36	50	51	46	43	47	49	55	73	95	92	78	55	42	38	36
Sat	34	32	32	32	35	40	46	47	49	48	55	55	51	46	41	38	35
Sun	35	33	33	32	34	36	39	42	45	51	59	63	56	49	45	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	55	57	54	45	40	41	42	54	68	77	68	49	40	36	39
Tue	32	37	56	72	70	52	44	40	39	53	69	80	69	57	41	36	36
Wed	32	37	52	71	69	52	44	41	42	60	74	84	81	61	43	38	36
Thu	33	37	56	72	70	53	46	44	46	70	92	98	92	73	49	40	39
Fri	33	36	50	51	46	43	47	49	55	73	95	92	78	55	42	38	36
Sat	34	32	32	32	35	40	46	47	49	48	55	55	51	46	41	38	35
Sun	35	33	33	32	34	36	39	42	45	51	59	63	56	49	45	40	38