Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Lowell

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 134 minutes via I-95 North and MA-3 North, usually 130 at this time.

Only 55% 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.

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Lowell (via I-95 North and MA-3 North) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (93 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lowell to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 40 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 32 miles: 53 to 86 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 Plymouth MA (Court 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 Plymouth MA to Lowell by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon939393939393931009811113913010892909995
Tue899612514111298108105100115124128129107899393
Wed9393939393939393939393939393939393
Thu9393939393939393939393939393939393
Fri9393939393939393939393939393939393
Sat9393939393939393939393939393939393
Sun9393939393939393939393939393939393

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 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 89 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Lowell?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (18 miles) · MA-3 North in Boston (14 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (4 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles)

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