Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Marlborough to Lowell
Right now (10:07 pm EST): about 29 minutes via I-495 North, usually 32 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 30 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Tue | 30 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Wed | 30 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Thu | 30 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Fri | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Sat | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
| Sun | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Marlborough to Lowell (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).
About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.6 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Marlborough 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 Marlborough to Lowell?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Marlborough to Lowell?
The 30-mile drive usually takes 29 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Marlborough to Lowell?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 North in Boston (30 miles)
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