Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Acton to Providence
Right now (3:51 am EST): about 60 minutes via I-495 South and I-95 South, usually 61 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 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 61 |
| Tue | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 78 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
| Wed | 60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Thu | 60 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 79 | 68 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
| Fri | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Sat | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Sun | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Acton to Providence (via I-495 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).
About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Acton to central Providence 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 Acton to Providence?
On weekdays, leave before 2:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Acton to Providence?
The 69-mile drive usually takes 59 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Acton to Providence?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 South in Boston (46 miles)
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