Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Lynn

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 98 minutes via MA-24 North and MA-140 North and I-93 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 69% 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 New Bedford to Lynn 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	78	102	112	106	95	85	79	79	81	89	91	89	91	85	76	76	76
Tue	77	118	135	120	103	91	80	77	79	87	91	90	92	87	77	73	75
Wed	76	108	135	119	104	91	83	79	80	87	92	93	94	88	77	73	78
Thu	77	109	133	117	102	89	83	80	84	94	101	101	98	90	78	76	78
Fri	74	92	95	89	85	87	85	84	92	102	103	99	94	90	78	75	77
Sat	68	68	68	69	72	80	85	85	86	87	86	85	82	84	75	72	73
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	75	80	84	86	89	83	83	80	82	78	76	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from New Bedford to Lynn (via MA-24 North and MA-140 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Bedford to central Lynn 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 New Bedford to Lynn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Bedford to Lynn?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 73 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Lynn?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

MA-24 North in Boston (18 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (16 miles) · I-90 East in Boston (2 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (1.2 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lynn to New Bedford (return trip) · New Bedford to Boston · New Bedford to South Boston · New Bedford to Worcester · New Bedford to Providence · New Bedford to Brockton · New Bedford to Fall River · New Bedford to Quincy · New Bedford to Newton · New Bedford to Warwick · New Bedford to Pawtucket · New Bedford to Framingham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	102	112	106	95	85	79	79	81	89	91	89	91	85	76	76	76
Tue	77	118	135	120	103	91	80	77	79	87	91	90	92	87	77	73	75
Wed	76	108	135	119	104	91	83	79	80	87	92	93	94	88	77	73	78
Thu	77	109	133	117	102	89	83	80	84	94	101	101	98	90	78	76	78
Fri	74	92	95	89	85	87	85	84	92	102	103	99	94	90	78	75	77
Sat	68	68	68	69	72	80	85	85	86	87	86	85	82	84	75	72	73
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	75	80	84	86	89	83	83	80	82	78	76	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	102	112	106	95	85	79	79	81	89	91	89	91	85	76	76	76
Tue	77	118	135	120	103	91	80	77	79	87	91	90	92	87	77	73	75
Wed	76	108	135	119	104	91	83	79	80	87	92	93	94	88	77	73	78
Thu	77	109	133	117	102	89	83	80	84	94	101	101	98	90	78	76	78
Fri	74	92	95	89	85	87	85	84	92	102	103	99	94	90	78	75	77
Sat	68	68	68	69	72	80	85	85	86	87	86	85	82	84	75	72	73
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	75	80	84	86	89	83	83	80	82	78	76	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	102	112	106	95	85	79	79	81	89	91	89	91	85	76	76	76
Tue	77	118	135	120	103	91	80	77	79	87	91	90	92	87	77	73	75
Wed	76	108	135	119	104	91	83	79	80	87	92	93	94	88	77	73	78
Thu	77	109	133	117	102	89	83	80	84	94	101	101	98	90	78	76	78
Fri	74	92	95	89	85	87	85	84	92	102	103	99	94	90	78	75	77
Sat	68	68	68	69	72	80	85	85	86	87	86	85	82	84	75	72	73
Sun	69	68	68	68	69	75	80	84	86	89	83	83	80	82	78	76	78