Best Time to Drive from Lynn to Lowell

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 31 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 North, usually 33 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lynn to Lowell 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	30	31	45	56	46	36	34	35	36	37	40	45	45	41	32	32	34
Tue	30	31	58	72	59	42	37	36	35	38	45	49	51	44	34	32	35
Wed	30	31	51	70	58	43	37	36	36	40	44	51	53	45	35	32	35
Thu	30	31	51	65	55	40	37	36	37	39	46	50	54	48	34	32	35
Fri	30	30	36	40	36	34	37	38	39	45	47	48	45	40	34	32	33
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	32	35	37	38	38	42	40	39	38	35	33	32
Sun	31	30	29	29	29	30	33	35	39	37	39	37	37	36	35	33	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Lynn to Lowell (via I-95 South and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 72 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 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lynn to central Lowell 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 Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lynn to Lowell?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (20 miles)

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More drives

Lowell to Lynn (return trip) · Lynn to Worcester · Lynn to Providence · Lynn to Manchester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	45	56	46	36	34	35	36	37	40	45	45	41	32	32	34
Tue	30	31	58	72	59	42	37	36	35	38	45	49	51	44	34	32	35
Wed	30	31	51	70	58	43	37	36	36	40	44	51	53	45	35	32	35
Thu	30	31	51	65	55	40	37	36	37	39	46	50	54	48	34	32	35
Fri	30	30	36	40	36	34	37	38	39	45	47	48	45	40	34	32	33
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	32	35	37	38	38	42	40	39	38	35	33	32
Sun	31	30	29	29	29	30	33	35	39	37	39	37	37	36	35	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	45	56	46	36	34	35	36	37	40	45	45	41	32	32	34
Tue	30	31	58	72	59	42	37	36	35	38	45	49	51	44	34	32	35
Wed	30	31	51	70	58	43	37	36	36	40	44	51	53	45	35	32	35
Thu	30	31	51	65	55	40	37	36	37	39	46	50	54	48	34	32	35
Fri	30	30	36	40	36	34	37	38	39	45	47	48	45	40	34	32	33
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	32	35	37	38	38	42	40	39	38	35	33	32
Sun	31	30	29	29	29	30	33	35	39	37	39	37	37	36	35	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	45	56	46	36	34	35	36	37	40	45	45	41	32	32	34
Tue	30	31	58	72	59	42	37	36	35	38	45	49	51	44	34	32	35
Wed	30	31	51	70	58	43	37	36	36	40	44	51	53	45	35	32	35
Thu	30	31	51	65	55	40	37	36	37	39	46	50	54	48	34	32	35
Fri	30	30	36	40	36	34	37	38	39	45	47	48	45	40	34	32	33
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	32	35	37	38	38	42	40	39	38	35	33	32
Sun	31	30	29	29	29	30	33	35	39	37	39	37	37	36	35	33	33