Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Warwick to Lowell
Right now (8:48 pm EDT): about 100 minutes via I-495 North, usually 100 at this time.
Only 46% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 100 | 104 | 113 | 114 | 107 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 105 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Tue | 101 | 105 | 119 | 125 | 115 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 106 | 108 | 105 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 101 |
| Wed | 100 | 105 | 117 | 128 | 115 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 106 | 109 | 108 | 103 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 101 |
| Thu | 100 | 104 | 113 | 119 | 111 | 105 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 109 | 115 | 116 | 107 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Fri | 99 | 101 | 104 | 106 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 105 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
| Sat | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
| Sun | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 101 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Warwick to Lowell (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (102 minutes).
About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (31 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Warwick 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 Warwick to Lowell?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Warwick to Lowell?
The 82-mile drive usually takes 98 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Warwick to Lowell?
Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 North in Boston (48 miles)
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