Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Lowell

Right now (6:49 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via MA-3 North and I-95 North, usually 72 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Lowell (via MA-3 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Plymouth MA (Court 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 Plymouth MA to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Plymouth MA to Lowell?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Lowell?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (26 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (22 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

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