Best Time to Drive from Taunton to Lowell

Right now (10:05 pm EDT): about 57 minutes via I-95 North and MA-24 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 79% 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Taunton 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	56	65	76	79	69	62	62	62	62	72	80	80	78	61	58	60	61
Tue	56	68	83	93	79	67	63	62	62	79	89	91	88	68	59	61	62
Wed	56	67	83	88	77	67	65	63	63	79	88	90	87	69	60	60	61
Thu	57	67	80	88	77	67	64	64	65	84	92	93	89	71	59	60	61
Fri	56	62	69	65	65	66	68	72	77	92	92	84	73	65	60	60	60
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	60	65	67	66	66	63	62	60	59	59	58	58
Sun	56	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	63	61	61	59	59	60	59	60	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Taunton to Lowell (via I-95 North and MA-24 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Taunton 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 Taunton to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 56 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Taunton to Lowell?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (26 miles) · MA-24 North in Boston (21 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lowell to Taunton (return trip) · Taunton to Boston · Taunton to South Boston · Taunton to Worcester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	76	79	69	62	62	62	62	72	80	80	78	61	58	60	61
Tue	56	68	83	93	79	67	63	62	62	79	89	91	88	68	59	61	62
Wed	56	67	83	88	77	67	65	63	63	79	88	90	87	69	60	60	61
Thu	57	67	80	88	77	67	64	64	65	84	92	93	89	71	59	60	61
Fri	56	62	69	65	65	66	68	72	77	92	92	84	73	65	60	60	60
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	60	65	67	66	66	63	62	60	59	59	58	58
Sun	56	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	63	61	61	59	59	60	59	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	76	79	69	62	62	62	62	72	80	80	78	61	58	60	61
Tue	56	68	83	93	79	67	63	62	62	79	89	91	88	68	59	61	62
Wed	56	67	83	88	77	67	65	63	63	79	88	90	87	69	60	60	61
Thu	57	67	80	88	77	67	64	64	65	84	92	93	89	71	59	60	61
Fri	56	62	69	65	65	66	68	72	77	92	92	84	73	65	60	60	60
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	60	65	67	66	66	63	62	60	59	59	58	58
Sun	56	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	63	61	61	59	59	60	59	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	65	76	79	69	62	62	62	62	72	80	80	78	61	58	60	61
Tue	56	68	83	93	79	67	63	62	62	79	89	91	88	68	59	61	62
Wed	56	67	83	88	77	67	65	63	63	79	88	90	87	69	60	60	61
Thu	57	67	80	88	77	67	64	64	65	84	92	93	89	71	59	60	61
Fri	56	62	69	65	65	66	68	72	77	92	92	84	73	65	60	60	60
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	60	65	67	66	66	63	62	60	59	59	58	58
Sun	56	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	63	61	61	59	59	60	59	60	60