Best Time to Drive from Newton to Lowell

Right now (5:50 pm EDT): about 51 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North, usually 40 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newton to Lowell by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Newton to Lowell (via I-95 North and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (10 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton (Homer 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 Newton to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Lowell?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (14 miles)

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