Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Lowell
Right now (5:04 pm EDT): about 44 minutes via I-95 North and US-3 North, usually 41 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
| Tue | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 51 | 50 | 42 | 25 | 22 | 25 |
| Wed | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 42 | 50 | 51 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| Thu | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 46 | 53 | 53 | 44 | 27 | 22 | 25 |
| Fri | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 42 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| Sat | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Sun | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Waltham to Lowell (via I-95 North and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Waltham (Main Street) to central Lowell (Hale Street) 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 Lowell?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Waltham to Lowell?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 22 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Waltham to Lowell?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-95 North in Boston (12 miles)
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