Best Time to Drive from Newton to Lawrence

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 48 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Newton to Lawrence 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	39	40	42	49	46	43	42	41	40	43	56	63	60	50	39	38	41
Tue	39	40	44	55	50	45	43	41	41	44	63	74	73	59	42	39	42
Wed	39	40	45	53	51	47	44	43	41	47	66	74	75	60	43	39	41
Thu	39	40	44	51	49	45	43	42	42	49	75	85	83	66	45	38	41
Fri	38	38	40	43	42	42	45	49	54	64	82	83	70	55	43	40	40
Sat	39	37	37	37	37	40	45	46	48	46	44	43	41	40	38	38	38
Sun	38	37	36	36	37	37	38	40	43	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Newton to Lawrence (via I-495 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton to central Lawrence 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 Newton to Lawrence?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 38 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Lawrence?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (15 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (14 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lawrence to Newton (return trip) · Newton to Boston · Newton to Cambridge · Newton to Quincy · Newton to Framingham · Newton to Worcester · Newton to Lowell · Newton to Burlington MA · Newton to Woburn · Newton to Braintree · Newton to Peabody · Newton to Andover

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	49	46	43	42	41	40	43	56	63	60	50	39	38	41
Tue	39	40	44	55	50	45	43	41	41	44	63	74	73	59	42	39	42
Wed	39	40	45	53	51	47	44	43	41	47	66	74	75	60	43	39	41
Thu	39	40	44	51	49	45	43	42	42	49	75	85	83	66	45	38	41
Fri	38	38	40	43	42	42	45	49	54	64	82	83	70	55	43	40	40
Sat	39	37	37	37	37	40	45	46	48	46	44	43	41	40	38	38	38
Sun	38	37	36	36	37	37	38	40	43	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	49	46	43	42	41	40	43	56	63	60	50	39	38	41
Tue	39	40	44	55	50	45	43	41	41	44	63	74	73	59	42	39	42
Wed	39	40	45	53	51	47	44	43	41	47	66	74	75	60	43	39	41
Thu	39	40	44	51	49	45	43	42	42	49	75	85	83	66	45	38	41
Fri	38	38	40	43	42	42	45	49	54	64	82	83	70	55	43	40	40
Sat	39	37	37	37	37	40	45	46	48	46	44	43	41	40	38	38	38
Sun	38	37	36	36	37	37	38	40	43	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	49	46	43	42	41	40	43	56	63	60	50	39	38	41
Tue	39	40	44	55	50	45	43	41	41	44	63	74	73	59	42	39	42
Wed	39	40	45	53	51	47	44	43	41	47	66	74	75	60	43	39	41
Thu	39	40	44	51	49	45	43	42	42	49	75	85	83	66	45	38	41
Fri	38	38	40	43	42	42	45	49	54	64	82	83	70	55	43	40	40
Sat	39	37	37	37	37	40	45	46	48	46	44	43	41	40	38	38	38
Sun	38	37	36	36	37	37	38	40	43	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	40