Best Time to Drive from Barnstable to Providence

Right now (8:48 pm EDT): about 72 minutes via I-195 West and US-6 West, usually 74 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Barnstable 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	71	70	73	74	75	79	84	86	82	78	82	84	81	77	74	74	74
Tue	72	70	75	77	75	78	79	79	77	76	79	82	80	73	73	75	74
Wed	72	70	74	79	77	77	78	79	77	76	79	80	78	74	76	75	75
Thu	72	71	75	77	76	77	78	81	81	78	80	80	79	74	74	74	74
Fri	72	70	73	75	75	78	80	81	82	80	82	80	76	73	73	73	73
Sat	72	71	70	72	75	80	86	85	79	76	77	76	76	73	72	74	73
Sun	73	71	70	70	74	84	94	98	93	91	87	80	80	78	80	83	79

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 86 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (98 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 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 70 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Barnstable to Providence?

Leaving around 12 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

More drives

Providence to Barnstable (return trip) · Barnstable to Boston · Barnstable to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	70	73	74	75	79	84	86	82	78	82	84	81	77	74	74	74
Tue	72	70	75	77	75	78	79	79	77	76	79	82	80	73	73	75	74
Wed	72	70	74	79	77	77	78	79	77	76	79	80	78	74	76	75	75
Thu	72	71	75	77	76	77	78	81	81	78	80	80	79	74	74	74	74
Fri	72	70	73	75	75	78	80	81	82	80	82	80	76	73	73	73	73
Sat	72	71	70	72	75	80	86	85	79	76	77	76	76	73	72	74	73
Sun	73	71	70	70	74	84	94	98	93	91	87	80	80	78	80	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	70	73	74	75	79	84	86	82	78	82	84	81	77	74	74	74
Tue	72	70	75	77	75	78	79	79	77	76	79	82	80	73	73	75	74
Wed	72	70	74	79	77	77	78	79	77	76	79	80	78	74	76	75	75
Thu	72	71	75	77	76	77	78	81	81	78	80	80	79	74	74	74	74
Fri	72	70	73	75	75	78	80	81	82	80	82	80	76	73	73	73	73
Sat	72	71	70	72	75	80	86	85	79	76	77	76	76	73	72	74	73
Sun	73	71	70	70	74	84	94	98	93	91	87	80	80	78	80	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	70	73	74	75	79	84	86	82	78	82	84	81	77	74	74	74
Tue	72	70	75	77	75	78	79	79	77	76	79	82	80	73	73	75	74
Wed	72	70	74	79	77	77	78	79	77	76	79	80	78	74	76	75	75
Thu	72	71	75	77	76	77	78	81	81	78	80	80	79	74	74	74	74
Fri	72	70	73	75	75	78	80	81	82	80	82	80	76	73	73	73	73
Sat	72	71	70	72	75	80	86	85	79	76	77	76	76	73	72	74	73
Sun	73	71	70	70	74	84	94	98	93	91	87	80	80	78	80	83	79