Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Woburn to Lowell

Right now (2:53 pm EDT): about 24 minutes via I-95 South and US-3 North, usually 26 at this time.

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Woburn to Lowell (via I-95 South and US-3 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 34 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (21 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Lowell to Woburn

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 5 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Woburn (Common Street) to central Lowell (Hale Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Woburn to Lowell by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1818232825201919202022262825191820
Tue1818253332232020192026313328191821
Wed1818243130242020202127323428191820
Thu1818242928222020202128313430201821
Fri1818202220192021212430292622191819
Sat1817171718182020212020201919181818
Sun1817171717171819201919191818181818

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 Woburn to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 34 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 17 to 34 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woburn to Lowell?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 34 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (7 miles)

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