Best Time to Drive from Lynn to Newton

Right now (9:34 pm EDT): about 39 minutes via I-90 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Newton 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	36	39	64	68	61	46	41	45	44	61	76	88	79	57	44	39	41
Tue	35	38	67	89	82	59	46	43	42	62	76	90	84	71	44	39	39
Wed	35	38	62	87	82	59	46	43	44	68	88	99	95	77	47	41	40
Thu	36	38	64	88	81	60	50	46	48	75	104	114	106	85	54	43	41
Fri	35	36	57	58	50	44	49	53	64	84	108	105	88	66	48	42	39
Sat	37	34	35	35	37	43	47	51	52	52	58	60	56	51	45	41	38
Sun	37	35	36	35	37	39	42	45	48	52	60	67	62	52	48	43	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Lynn to Newton (via I-90 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (22 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lynn to central Newton 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 34 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lynn to Newton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	64	68	61	46	41	45	44	61	76	88	79	57	44	39	41
Tue	35	38	67	89	82	59	46	43	42	62	76	90	84	71	44	39	39
Wed	35	38	62	87	82	59	46	43	44	68	88	99	95	77	47	41	40
Thu	36	38	64	88	81	60	50	46	48	75	104	114	106	85	54	43	41
Fri	35	36	57	58	50	44	49	53	64	84	108	105	88	66	48	42	39
Sat	37	34	35	35	37	43	47	51	52	52	58	60	56	51	45	41	38
Sun	37	35	36	35	37	39	42	45	48	52	60	67	62	52	48	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	64	68	61	46	41	45	44	61	76	88	79	57	44	39	41
Tue	35	38	67	89	82	59	46	43	42	62	76	90	84	71	44	39	39
Wed	35	38	62	87	82	59	46	43	44	68	88	99	95	77	47	41	40
Thu	36	38	64	88	81	60	50	46	48	75	104	114	106	85	54	43	41
Fri	35	36	57	58	50	44	49	53	64	84	108	105	88	66	48	42	39
Sat	37	34	35	35	37	43	47	51	52	52	58	60	56	51	45	41	38
Sun	37	35	36	35	37	39	42	45	48	52	60	67	62	52	48	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	64	68	61	46	41	45	44	61	76	88	79	57	44	39	41
Tue	35	38	67	89	82	59	46	43	42	62	76	90	84	71	44	39	39
Wed	35	38	62	87	82	59	46	43	44	68	88	99	95	77	47	41	40
Thu	36	38	64	88	81	60	50	46	48	75	104	114	106	85	54	43	41
Fri	35	36	57	58	50	44	49	53	64	84	108	105	88	66	48	42	39
Sat	37	34	35	35	37	43	47	51	52	52	58	60	56	51	45	41	38
Sun	37	35	36	35	37	39	42	45	48	52	60	67	62	52	48	43	41