Best Time to Drive from Newton to Lowell

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 43 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North, usually 53 at this time.

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 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lowell to Newton

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 22 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Newton (Homer Street) to central Lowell (Hale Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newton 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	29	28	31	35	35	33	31	31	30	33	44	53	50	40	30	29	31
Tue	28	28	31	39	39	35	32	31	31	34	53	62	63	49	32	29	32
Wed	29	28	31	38	39	36	33	33	32	37	54	61	63	50	33	30	31
Thu	29	28	31	37	39	35	33	32	32	39	59	68	67	53	34	29	32
Fri	29	28	29	32	31	31	34	38	42	54	64	62	53	40	32	29	31
Sat	29	28	28	28	28	30	34	35	36	34	33	31	30	29	29	29	29
Sun	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	33	31	30	29	29	28	28	28	30

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 7:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Lowell?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	28	31	35	35	33	31	31	30	33	44	53	50	40	30	29	31
Tue	28	28	31	39	39	35	32	31	31	34	53	62	63	49	32	29	32
Wed	29	28	31	38	39	36	33	33	32	37	54	61	63	50	33	30	31
Thu	29	28	31	37	39	35	33	32	32	39	59	68	67	53	34	29	32
Fri	29	28	29	32	31	31	34	38	42	54	64	62	53	40	32	29	31
Sat	29	28	28	28	28	30	34	35	36	34	33	31	30	29	29	29	29
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	28	28	31	39	39	35	32	31	31	34	53	62	63	49	32	29	32
Wed	29	28	31	38	39	36	33	33	32	37	54	61	63	50	33	30	31
Thu	29	28	31	37	39	35	33	32	32	39	59	68	67	53	34	29	32
Fri	29	28	29	32	31	31	34	38	42	54	64	62	53	40	32	29	31
Sat	29	28	28	28	28	30	34	35	36	34	33	31	30	29	29	29	29
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	28	31	35	35	33	31	31	30	33	44	53	50	40	30	29	31
Tue	28	28	31	39	39	35	32	31	31	34	53	62	63	49	32	29	32
Wed	29	28	31	38	39	36	33	33	32	37	54	61	63	50	33	30	31
Thu	29	28	31	37	39	35	33	32	32	39	59	68	67	53	34	29	32
Fri	29	28	29	32	31	31	34	38	42	54	64	62	53	40	32	29	31
Sat	29	28	28	28	28	30	34	35	36	34	33	31	30	29	29	29	29
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