Best Time to Drive from Lynn to Waltham

Right now (6:21 pm EST): about 35 minutes via I-95 South, usually 35 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lynn to Waltham 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	27	29	47	59	45	32	31	32	33	36	38	39	42	37	29	29	29
Tue	27	29	60	81	63	42	34	34	33	37	41	42	45	40	31	29	30
Wed	27	29	57	78	62	41	34	33	33	39	41	44	48	42	32	29	30
Thu	28	29	54	71	56	38	34	33	34	39	44	47	51	44	31	29	30
Fri	27	28	35	39	34	32	35	35	37	45	44	44	42	39	32	30	30
Sat	28	27	27	28	28	29	33	36	37	37	40	39	37	36	32	30	29
Sun	28	27	27	27	27	28	31	34	38	36	39	36	36	34	33	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Lynn to Waltham (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lynn to central Waltham 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 27 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lynn to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (26 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	47	59	45	32	31	32	33	36	38	39	42	37	29	29	29
Tue	27	29	60	81	63	42	34	34	33	37	41	42	45	40	31	29	30
Wed	27	29	57	78	62	41	34	33	33	39	41	44	48	42	32	29	30
Thu	28	29	54	71	56	38	34	33	34	39	44	47	51	44	31	29	30
Fri	27	28	35	39	34	32	35	35	37	45	44	44	42	39	32	30	30
Sat	28	27	27	28	28	29	33	36	37	37	40	39	37	36	32	30	29
Sun	28	27	27	27	27	28	31	34	38	36	39	36	36	34	33	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	47	59	45	32	31	32	33	36	38	39	42	37	29	29	29
Tue	27	29	60	81	63	42	34	34	33	37	41	42	45	40	31	29	30
Wed	27	29	57	78	62	41	34	33	33	39	41	44	48	42	32	29	30
Thu	28	29	54	71	56	38	34	33	34	39	44	47	51	44	31	29	30
Fri	27	28	35	39	34	32	35	35	37	45	44	44	42	39	32	30	30
Sat	28	27	27	28	28	29	33	36	37	37	40	39	37	36	32	30	29
Sun	28	27	27	27	27	28	31	34	38	36	39	36	36	34	33	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	47	59	45	32	31	32	33	36	38	39	42	37	29	29	29
Tue	27	29	60	81	63	42	34	34	33	37	41	42	45	40	31	29	30
Wed	27	29	57	78	62	41	34	33	33	39	41	44	48	42	32	29	30
Thu	28	29	54	71	56	38	34	33	34	39	44	47	51	44	31	29	30
Fri	27	28	35	39	34	32	35	35	37	45	44	44	42	39	32	30	30
Sat	28	27	27	28	28	29	33	36	37	37	40	39	37	36	32	30	29
Sun	28	27	27	27	27	28	31	34	38	36	39	36	36	34	33	31	30