Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Lowell

Right now (2:47 pm EDT): about 70 minutes via I-93 North and I-95 South and US-3 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 60% 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 36-mile drive from Quincy to Lowell (via I-93 North and I-95 South and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lowell to Quincy

Freeway, about 26 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 18 to 45 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 Quincy (Faxon Avenue) 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 Quincy 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	44	67	81	87	79	76	73	63	61	64	69	68	67	56	51	47	47
Tue	43	66	89	98	86	77	76	63	60	68	78	78	79	64	52	49	50
Wed	43	66	88	94	87	80	75	67	64	74	78	79	80	62	53	50	50
Thu	44	67	85	93	85	80	75	67	65	74	81	82	85	66	53	51	50
Fri	43	59	68	76	73	75	81	77	76	79	78	75	68	57	53	48	47
Sat	43	42	43	43	45	60	73	80	80	76	76	71	69	63	57	50	46
Sun	43	42	42	42	43	50	62	65	73	71	69	64	60	56	56	53	50

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 Quincy to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 43 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Lowell?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	81	87	79	76	73	63	61	64	69	68	67	56	51	47	47
Tue	43	66	89	98	86	77	76	63	60	68	78	78	79	64	52	49	50
Wed	43	66	88	94	87	80	75	67	64	74	78	79	80	62	53	50	50
Thu	44	67	85	93	85	80	75	67	65	74	81	82	85	66	53	51	50
Fri	43	59	68	76	73	75	81	77	76	79	78	75	68	57	53	48	47
Sat	43	42	43	43	45	60	73	80	80	76	76	71	69	63	57	50	46
Sun	43	42	42	42	43	50	62	65	73	71	69	64	60	56	56	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	81	87	79	76	73	63	61	64	69	68	67	56	51	47	47
Tue	43	66	89	98	86	77	76	63	60	68	78	78	79	64	52	49	50
Wed	43	66	88	94	87	80	75	67	64	74	78	79	80	62	53	50	50
Thu	44	67	85	93	85	80	75	67	65	74	81	82	85	66	53	51	50
Fri	43	59	68	76	73	75	81	77	76	79	78	75	68	57	53	48	47
Sat	43	42	43	43	45	60	73	80	80	76	76	71	69	63	57	50	46
Sun	43	42	42	42	43	50	62	65	73	71	69	64	60	56	56	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	67	81	87	79	76	73	63	61	64	69	68	67	56	51	47	47
Tue	43	66	89	98	86	77	76	63	60	68	78	78	79	64	52	49	50
Wed	43	66	88	94	87	80	75	67	64	74	78	79	80	62	53	50	50
Thu	44	67	85	93	85	80	75	67	65	74	81	82	85	66	53	51	50
Fri	43	59	68	76	73	75	81	77	76	79	78	75	68	57	53	48	47
Sat	43	42	43	43	45	60	73	80	80	76	76	71	69	63	57	50	46
Sun	43	42	42	42	43	50	62	65	73	71	69	64	60	56	56	53	50