Best Time to Drive from Arlington to Providence

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 98 minutes via I-95 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Arlington to Providence 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	52	52	54	59	59	57	56	57	56	61	75	79	78	63	55	54	54
Tue	53	52	55	62	63	59	57	56	56	62	81	89	89	73	56	54	54
Wed	52	52	54	61	62	59	57	57	58	65	83	89	91	74	58	54	54
Thu	53	51	55	60	62	58	57	57	57	65	85	91	91	76	59	54	54
Fri	53	52	54	57	57	56	58	58	61	72	88	89	80	67	57	54	54
Sat	52	50	51	51	52	53	57	57	58	60	59	59	58	57	54	53	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	53	55	56	57	56	55	56	55	54	53	54	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Arlington to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arlington 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 Arlington to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arlington to Providence?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arlington to Providence?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (28 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Arlington (return trip) · Arlington to Boston · Arlington to South Boston · Arlington to Worcester · Arlington to Lowell · Arlington to Manchester · Arlington to New Bedford · Arlington to Brockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	54	59	59	57	56	57	56	61	75	79	78	63	55	54	54
Tue	53	52	55	62	63	59	57	56	56	62	81	89	89	73	56	54	54
Wed	52	52	54	61	62	59	57	57	58	65	83	89	91	74	58	54	54
Thu	53	51	55	60	62	58	57	57	57	65	85	91	91	76	59	54	54
Fri	53	52	54	57	57	56	58	58	61	72	88	89	80	67	57	54	54
Sat	52	50	51	51	52	53	57	57	58	60	59	59	58	57	54	53	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	53	55	56	57	56	55	56	55	54	53	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	54	59	59	57	56	57	56	61	75	79	78	63	55	54	54
Tue	53	52	55	62	63	59	57	56	56	62	81	89	89	73	56	54	54
Wed	52	52	54	61	62	59	57	57	58	65	83	89	91	74	58	54	54
Thu	53	51	55	60	62	58	57	57	57	65	85	91	91	76	59	54	54
Fri	53	52	54	57	57	56	58	58	61	72	88	89	80	67	57	54	54
Sat	52	50	51	51	52	53	57	57	58	60	59	59	58	57	54	53	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	53	55	56	57	56	55	56	55	54	53	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	54	59	59	57	56	57	56	61	75	79	78	63	55	54	54
Tue	53	52	55	62	63	59	57	56	56	62	81	89	89	73	56	54	54
Wed	52	52	54	61	62	59	57	57	58	65	83	89	91	74	58	54	54
Thu	53	51	55	60	62	58	57	57	57	65	85	91	91	76	59	54	54
Fri	53	52	54	57	57	56	58	58	61	72	88	89	80	67	57	54	54
Sat	52	50	51	51	52	53	57	57	58	60	59	59	58	57	54	53	53
Sun	52	51	50	50	51	53	55	56	57	56	55	56	55	54	53	54	54