Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Lawrence

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 33 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North, usually 35 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to Lawrence 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	33	34	37	42	39	37	36	36	35	38	49	56	53	42	34	33	35
Tue	34	34	37	46	42	38	37	36	35	38	55	66	64	53	36	34	36
Wed	33	33	38	44	42	40	37	37	35	40	57	65	66	53	36	34	35
Thu	34	34	37	42	41	38	37	36	37	43	66	74	74	60	39	33	35
Fri	33	33	34	37	36	36	40	43	48	58	72	74	62	46	36	34	34
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	35	40	40	43	40	38	36	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	33	32	31	31	32	32	33	35	37	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Waltham to Lawrence (via I-495 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Waltham to central Lawrence 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 Waltham to Lawrence?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Waltham to Lawrence?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 33 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Lawrence?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (15 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (13 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lawrence to Waltham (return trip) · Waltham to Boston · Waltham to Quincy · Waltham to Framingham · Waltham to Worcester · Waltham to Lowell · Waltham to Burlington MA · Waltham to Braintree · Waltham to Dedham · Waltham to Peabody · Waltham to Andover · Waltham to Brockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	42	39	37	36	36	35	38	49	56	53	42	34	33	35
Tue	34	34	37	46	42	38	37	36	35	38	55	66	64	53	36	34	36
Wed	33	33	38	44	42	40	37	37	35	40	57	65	66	53	36	34	35
Thu	34	34	37	42	41	38	37	36	37	43	66	74	74	60	39	33	35
Fri	33	33	34	37	36	36	40	43	48	58	72	74	62	46	36	34	34
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	35	40	40	43	40	38	36	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	33	32	31	31	32	32	33	35	37	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	42	39	37	36	36	35	38	49	56	53	42	34	33	35
Tue	34	34	37	46	42	38	37	36	35	38	55	66	64	53	36	34	36
Wed	33	33	38	44	42	40	37	37	35	40	57	65	66	53	36	34	35
Thu	34	34	37	42	41	38	37	36	37	43	66	74	74	60	39	33	35
Fri	33	33	34	37	36	36	40	43	48	58	72	74	62	46	36	34	34
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	35	40	40	43	40	38	36	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	33	32	31	31	32	32	33	35	37	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	42	39	37	36	36	35	38	49	56	53	42	34	33	35
Tue	34	34	37	46	42	38	37	36	35	38	55	66	64	53	36	34	36
Wed	33	33	38	44	42	40	37	37	35	40	57	65	66	53	36	34	35
Thu	34	34	37	42	41	38	37	36	37	43	66	74	74	60	39	33	35
Fri	33	33	34	37	36	36	40	43	48	58	72	74	62	46	36	34	34
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	35	40	40	43	40	38	36	34	34	33	33	33
Sun	33	32	31	31	32	32	33	35	37	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	35