Best Time to Drive from Natick to Lowell

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 44 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North, usually 35 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Natick 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	33	33	39	47	46	38	36	36	36	39	51	55	54	42	34	34	36
Tue	33	34	41	54	52	43	39	37	36	42	58	65	66	55	36	34	37
Wed	33	34	41	51	51	43	39	37	37	44	61	65	68	55	37	35	36
Thu	33	34	41	50	50	42	38	37	37	47	65	72	70	58	38	34	37
Fri	33	33	36	38	38	38	40	44	46	59	70	66	58	45	37	35	35
Sat	34	32	32	33	33	35	38	41	41	40	39	37	37	35	34	33	33
Sun	34	32	32	32	32	32	33	36	38	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Natick to Lowell (via I-95 North and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 72 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Natick (West Central Street) to central Lowell (Hale Street) 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 Natick to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Natick to Lowell?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (20 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lowell to Natick (return trip) · Natick to Boston · Natick to Cambridge · Natick to Quincy · Natick to Worcester · Natick to Burlington MA · Natick to Woburn · Natick to Braintree · Natick to Peabody · Natick to Andover · Natick to Brockton · Natick to Plymouth MA

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	39	47	46	38	36	36	36	39	51	55	54	42	34	34	36
Tue	33	34	41	54	52	43	39	37	36	42	58	65	66	55	36	34	37
Wed	33	34	41	51	51	43	39	37	37	44	61	65	68	55	37	35	36
Thu	33	34	41	50	50	42	38	37	37	47	65	72	70	58	38	34	37
Fri	33	33	36	38	38	38	40	44	46	59	70	66	58	45	37	35	35
Sat	34	32	32	33	33	35	38	41	41	40	39	37	37	35	34	33	33
Sun	34	32	32	32	32	32	33	36	38	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	39	47	46	38	36	36	36	39	51	55	54	42	34	34	36
Tue	33	34	41	54	52	43	39	37	36	42	58	65	66	55	36	34	37
Wed	33	34	41	51	51	43	39	37	37	44	61	65	68	55	37	35	36
Thu	33	34	41	50	50	42	38	37	37	47	65	72	70	58	38	34	37
Fri	33	33	36	38	38	38	40	44	46	59	70	66	58	45	37	35	35
Sat	34	32	32	33	33	35	38	41	41	40	39	37	37	35	34	33	33
Sun	34	32	32	32	32	32	33	36	38	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	39	47	46	38	36	36	36	39	51	55	54	42	34	34	36
Tue	33	34	41	54	52	43	39	37	36	42	58	65	66	55	36	34	37
Wed	33	34	41	51	51	43	39	37	37	44	61	65	68	55	37	35	36
Thu	33	34	41	50	50	42	38	37	37	47	65	72	70	58	38	34	37
Fri	33	33	36	38	38	38	40	44	46	59	70	66	58	45	37	35	35
Sat	34	32	32	33	33	35	38	41	41	40	39	37	37	35	34	33	33
Sun	34	32	32	32	32	32	33	36	38	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	35