Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to Providence
Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 74 minutes via I-195 West and US-6 West, usually 73 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 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Tue | 72 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 74 |
| Wed | 72 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Thu | 72 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Fri | 72 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Sat | 72 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 73 |
| Sun | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 94 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 78 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Barnstable to Providence (via I-195 West and US-6 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).
About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Barnstable 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 Barnstable to Providence?
On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Barnstable to Providence?
The 76-mile drive usually takes 70 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Barnstable to Providence?
Leaving around 12 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.
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