Best Time to Drive from Newton to Lynn

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 56 minutes via I-90 East, usually 42 at this time.

Only 57% 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 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	31	33	44	56	51	39	36	35	36	43	51	59	53	48	39	34	38
Tue	30	32	55	72	63	48	39	35	34	43	52	62	60	59	41	35	35
Wed	30	32	51	74	63	49	39	35	35	45	58	68	68	61	43	36	35
Thu	31	32	53	72	60	47	39	36	37	50	70	78	77	67	46	38	36
Fri	31	31	39	44	42	36	37	38	44	57	72	76	68	56	44	36	35
Sat	33	30	30	31	32	33	36	40	42	44	45	46	43	41	40	35	33
Sun	34	31	30	30	30	33	34	36	40	45	46	47	43	39	39	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Newton to Lynn (via I-90 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton 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 Newton to Lynn?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 30 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Lynn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 East in Boston (12 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (1.2 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lynn 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	31	33	44	56	51	39	36	35	36	43	51	59	53	48	39	34	38
Tue	30	32	55	72	63	48	39	35	34	43	52	62	60	59	41	35	35
Wed	30	32	51	74	63	49	39	35	35	45	58	68	68	61	43	36	35
Thu	31	32	53	72	60	47	39	36	37	50	70	78	77	67	46	38	36
Fri	31	31	39	44	42	36	37	38	44	57	72	76	68	56	44	36	35
Sat	33	30	30	31	32	33	36	40	42	44	45	46	43	41	40	35	33
Sun	34	31	30	30	30	33	34	36	40	45	46	47	43	39	39	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	44	56	51	39	36	35	36	43	51	59	53	48	39	34	38
Tue	30	32	55	72	63	48	39	35	34	43	52	62	60	59	41	35	35
Wed	30	32	51	74	63	49	39	35	35	45	58	68	68	61	43	36	35
Thu	31	32	53	72	60	47	39	36	37	50	70	78	77	67	46	38	36
Fri	31	31	39	44	42	36	37	38	44	57	72	76	68	56	44	36	35
Sat	33	30	30	31	32	33	36	40	42	44	45	46	43	41	40	35	33
Sun	34	31	30	30	30	33	34	36	40	45	46	47	43	39	39	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	44	56	51	39	36	35	36	43	51	59	53	48	39	34	38
Tue	30	32	55	72	63	48	39	35	34	43	52	62	60	59	41	35	35
Wed	30	32	51	74	63	49	39	35	35	45	58	68	68	61	43	36	35
Thu	31	32	53	72	60	47	39	36	37	50	70	78	77	67	46	38	36
Fri	31	31	39	44	42	36	37	38	44	57	72	76	68	56	44	36	35
Sat	33	30	30	31	32	33	36	40	42	44	45	46	43	41	40	35	33
Sun	34	31	30	30	30	33	34	36	40	45	46	47	43	39	39	36	35