Best Time to Drive from Woonsocket to Lowell

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 58 minutes via I-495 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Woonsocket 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	59	62	68	74	67	62	61	61	60	61	65	65	63	59	59	59	61
Tue	60	63	71	83	73	63	61	60	60	62	67	68	69	62	59	59	61
Wed	60	63	70	83	75	64	62	62	60	63	68	70	67	60	59	59	61
Thu	59	62	70	78	70	64	62	61	61	65	73	77	73	62	59	59	60
Fri	59	60	61	64	62	63	64	67	69	73	77	75	69	62	59	58	58
Sat	59	57	57	57	57	59	61	61	61	60	59	58	57	57	57	58	57
Sun	58	57	56	56	56	57	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	58	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Woonsocket to Lowell (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket to Lowell?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 58 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woonsocket to Lowell?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (46 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lowell to Woonsocket (return trip) · Woonsocket to Boston · Woonsocket to South Boston · Woonsocket to Manchester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	68	74	67	62	61	61	60	61	65	65	63	59	59	59	61
Tue	60	63	71	83	73	63	61	60	60	62	67	68	69	62	59	59	61
Wed	60	63	70	83	75	64	62	62	60	63	68	70	67	60	59	59	61
Thu	59	62	70	78	70	64	62	61	61	65	73	77	73	62	59	59	60
Fri	59	60	61	64	62	63	64	67	69	73	77	75	69	62	59	58	58
Sat	59	57	57	57	57	59	61	61	61	60	59	58	57	57	57	58	57
Sun	58	57	56	56	56	57	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	58	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	68	74	67	62	61	61	60	61	65	65	63	59	59	59	61
Tue	60	63	71	83	73	63	61	60	60	62	67	68	69	62	59	59	61
Wed	60	63	70	83	75	64	62	62	60	63	68	70	67	60	59	59	61
Thu	59	62	70	78	70	64	62	61	61	65	73	77	73	62	59	59	60
Fri	59	60	61	64	62	63	64	67	69	73	77	75	69	62	59	58	58
Sat	59	57	57	57	57	59	61	61	61	60	59	58	57	57	57	58	57
Sun	58	57	56	56	56	57	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	58	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	68	74	67	62	61	61	60	61	65	65	63	59	59	59	61
Tue	60	63	71	83	73	63	61	60	60	62	67	68	69	62	59	59	61
Wed	60	63	70	83	75	64	62	62	60	63	68	70	67	60	59	59	61
Thu	59	62	70	78	70	64	62	61	61	65	73	77	73	62	59	59	60
Fri	59	60	61	64	62	63	64	67	69	73	77	75	69	62	59	58	58
Sat	59	57	57	57	57	59	61	61	61	60	59	58	57	57	57	58	57
Sun	58	57	56	56	56	57	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	58	61