Best Time to Drive from Boston to Narragansett

Right now (8:51 pm EDT): about 90 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 94 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Boston to Narragansett 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	91	95	110	110	106	104	104	100	103	121	133	137	122	104	94	93	92
Tue	92	104	124	119	113	107	103	100	103	123	141	146	131	115	99	96	93
Wed	91	100	118	117	114	108	105	101	106	124	146	148	132	117	101	96	94
Thu	94	100	117	116	109	107	104	102	107	128	153	153	136	119	104	99	96
Fri	89	94	103	110	106	105	107	109	119	140	157	146	131	112	98	95	92
Sat	88	87	88	88	90	95	102	106	111	112	111	110	105	102	96	94	91
Sun	88	87	87	87	88	92	98	101	105	103	101	101	99	99	97	98	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Boston to Narragansett (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (115 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (28 to 65 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Narragansett 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 Boston to Narragansett?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Boston to Narragansett?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 89 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Narragansett?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (13 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Narragansett to Boston (return trip) · Boston to Quincy · Boston to Framingham · Boston to Worcester · Boston to Lowell · Boston to Burlington MA · Boston to Woburn · Boston to Braintree · Boston to Andover · Boston to Brockton · Boston to Plymouth MA · Boston to Natick

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	95	110	110	106	104	104	100	103	121	133	137	122	104	94	93	92
Tue	92	104	124	119	113	107	103	100	103	123	141	146	131	115	99	96	93
Wed	91	100	118	117	114	108	105	101	106	124	146	148	132	117	101	96	94
Thu	94	100	117	116	109	107	104	102	107	128	153	153	136	119	104	99	96
Fri	89	94	103	110	106	105	107	109	119	140	157	146	131	112	98	95	92
Sat	88	87	88	88	90	95	102	106	111	112	111	110	105	102	96	94	91
Sun	88	87	87	87	88	92	98	101	105	103	101	101	99	99	97	98	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	95	110	110	106	104	104	100	103	121	133	137	122	104	94	93	92
Tue	92	104	124	119	113	107	103	100	103	123	141	146	131	115	99	96	93
Wed	91	100	118	117	114	108	105	101	106	124	146	148	132	117	101	96	94
Thu	94	100	117	116	109	107	104	102	107	128	153	153	136	119	104	99	96
Fri	89	94	103	110	106	105	107	109	119	140	157	146	131	112	98	95	92
Sat	88	87	88	88	90	95	102	106	111	112	111	110	105	102	96	94	91
Sun	88	87	87	87	88	92	98	101	105	103	101	101	99	99	97	98	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	95	110	110	106	104	104	100	103	121	133	137	122	104	94	93	92
Tue	92	104	124	119	113	107	103	100	103	123	141	146	131	115	99	96	93
Wed	91	100	118	117	114	108	105	101	106	124	146	148	132	117	101	96	94
Thu	94	100	117	116	109	107	104	102	107	128	153	153	136	119	104	99	96
Fri	89	94	103	110	106	105	107	109	119	140	157	146	131	112	98	95	92
Sat	88	87	88	88	90	95	102	106	111	112	111	110	105	102	96	94	91
Sun	88	87	87	87	88	92	98	101	105	103	101	101	99	99	97	98	94