Best Time to Drive from Peabody to Lowell

Right now (6:05 am EDT): about 31 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 North, usually 32 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Peabody 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	30	31	47	57	44	35	34	35	35	37	41	46	46	40	32	31	33
Tue	30	32	59	73	59	42	36	36	35	38	45	49	50	44	33	32	34
Wed	30	31	55	70	58	42	36	35	36	40	44	51	53	45	35	32	34
Thu	30	31	51	65	53	39	36	36	37	39	46	49	54	48	34	32	34
Fri	30	30	36	41	36	34	38	38	40	45	47	48	47	41	34	32	33
Sat	30	29	29	30	30	32	36	39	39	39	42	40	40	39	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	29	29	29	30	33	36	39	37	40	37	37	36	35	33	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Peabody to Lowell (via I-95 South and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Peabody 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 Peabody to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 30 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Peabody to Lowell?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (20 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	47	57	44	35	34	35	35	37	41	46	46	40	32	31	33
Tue	30	32	59	73	59	42	36	36	35	38	45	49	50	44	33	32	34
Wed	30	31	55	70	58	42	36	35	36	40	44	51	53	45	35	32	34
Thu	30	31	51	65	53	39	36	36	37	39	46	49	54	48	34	32	34
Fri	30	30	36	41	36	34	38	38	40	45	47	48	47	41	34	32	33
Sat	30	29	29	30	30	32	36	39	39	39	42	40	40	39	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	29	29	29	30	33	36	39	37	40	37	37	36	35	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	47	57	44	35	34	35	35	37	41	46	46	40	32	31	33
Tue	30	32	59	73	59	42	36	36	35	38	45	49	50	44	33	32	34
Wed	30	31	55	70	58	42	36	35	36	40	44	51	53	45	35	32	34
Thu	30	31	51	65	53	39	36	36	37	39	46	49	54	48	34	32	34
Fri	30	30	36	41	36	34	38	38	40	45	47	48	47	41	34	32	33
Sat	30	29	29	30	30	32	36	39	39	39	42	40	40	39	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	29	29	29	30	33	36	39	37	40	37	37	36	35	33	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	47	57	44	35	34	35	35	37	41	46	46	40	32	31	33
Tue	30	32	59	73	59	42	36	36	35	38	45	49	50	44	33	32	34
Wed	30	31	55	70	58	42	36	35	36	40	44	51	53	45	35	32	34
Thu	30	31	51	65	53	39	36	36	37	39	46	49	54	48	34	32	34
Fri	30	30	36	41	36	34	38	38	40	45	47	48	47	41	34	32	33
Sat	30	29	29	30	30	32	36	39	39	39	42	40	40	39	35	33	31
Sun	30	30	29	29	29	30	33	36	39	37	40	37	37	36	35	33	33