Best Time to Drive from Boston to Narragansett

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 150 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 99 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	96	112	112	106	103	103	98	102	120	134	139	123	105	94	93	92
Tue	92	103	124	119	112	106	102	98	102	121	140	146	131	116	99	96	93
Wed	92	101	118	117	113	107	105	100	105	123	144	149	132	117	101	96	94
Thu	94	100	116	115	109	106	103	100	106	126	153	154	136	119	103	98	97
Fri	90	94	103	110	105	105	107	108	118	139	157	148	132	113	99	95	92
Sat	89	87	88	89	91	95	103	106	110	111	111	109	106	102	96	94	92
Sun	88	87	87	87	88	92	98	101	105	104	102	102	100	100	97	96	93

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 90 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (114 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 63 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 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 90 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Narragansett?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 157 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	96	112	112	106	103	103	98	102	120	134	139	123	105	94	93	92
Tue	92	103	124	119	112	106	102	98	102	121	140	146	131	116	99	96	93
Wed	92	101	118	117	113	107	105	100	105	123	144	149	132	117	101	96	94
Thu	94	100	116	115	109	106	103	100	106	126	153	154	136	119	103	98	97
Fri	90	94	103	110	105	105	107	108	118	139	157	148	132	113	99	95	92
Sat	89	87	88	89	91	95	103	106	110	111	111	109	106	102	96	94	92
Sun	88	87	87	87	88	92	98	101	105	104	102	102	100	100	97	96	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	96	112	112	106	103	103	98	102	120	134	139	123	105	94	93	92
Tue	92	103	124	119	112	106	102	98	102	121	140	146	131	116	99	96	93
Wed	92	101	118	117	113	107	105	100	105	123	144	149	132	117	101	96	94
Thu	94	100	116	115	109	106	103	100	106	126	153	154	136	119	103	98	97
Fri	90	94	103	110	105	105	107	108	118	139	157	148	132	113	99	95	92
Sat	89	87	88	89	91	95	103	106	110	111	111	109	106	102	96	94	92
Sun	88	87	87	87	88	92	98	101	105	104	102	102	100	100	97	96	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	96	112	112	106	103	103	98	102	120	134	139	123	105	94	93	92
Tue	92	103	124	119	112	106	102	98	102	121	140	146	131	116	99	96	93
Wed	92	101	118	117	113	107	105	100	105	123	144	149	132	117	101	96	94
Thu	94	100	116	115	109	106	103	100	106	126	153	154	136	119	103	98	97
Fri	90	94	103	110	105	105	107	108	118	139	157	148	132	113	99	95	92
Sat	89	87	88	89	91	95	103	106	110	111	111	109	106	102	96	94	92
Sun	88	87	87	87	88	92	98	101	105	104	102	102	100	100	97	96	93