Best Time to Drive from Shrewsbury to Lowell

Right now (3:51 am EST): about 35 minutes via I-495 North and I-290 East, usually 35 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Shrewsbury 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	35	36	40	42	39	36	37	36	36	36	38	39	38	36	35	34	36
Tue	35	37	41	48	40	36	36	36	35	35	38	40	40	37	35	35	35
Wed	35	36	41	46	42	39	36	36	35	36	40	42	40	36	35	34	36
Thu	35	36	41	44	41	38	37	37	37	38	43	47	44	39	35	34	35
Fri	35	35	36	37	36	38	39	40	41	44	48	48	43	39	36	34	34
Sat	35	34	33	34	34	36	39	38	38	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	34
Sun	35	34	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	36	35	35	36	35	34	34	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Shrewsbury to Lowell (via I-495 North and I-290 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Shrewsbury to central Lowell 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 Shrewsbury to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Shrewsbury to Lowell?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (27 miles) · I-290 East in Boston (9 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lowell to Shrewsbury (return trip) · Shrewsbury to Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	35	37	41	48	40	36	36	36	35	35	38	40	40	37	35	35	35
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Sat	35	34	33	34	34	36	39	38	38	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	34
Sun	35	34	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	36	35	35	36	35	34	34	36

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Sun	35	34	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	36	35	35	36	35	34	34	36

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Tue	35	37	41	48	40	36	36	36	35	35	38	40	40	37	35	35	35
Wed	35	36	41	46	42	39	36	36	35	36	40	42	40	36	35	34	36
Thu	35	36	41	44	41	38	37	37	37	38	43	47	44	39	35	34	35
Fri	35	35	36	37	36	38	39	40	41	44	48	48	43	39	36	34	34
Sat	35	34	33	34	34	36	39	38	38	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	34
Sun	35	34	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	36	35	35	36	35	34	34	36