Best Time to Drive from Boston to North Kingstown

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 78 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 81 at this time.

Only 50% 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 North Kingstown 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	79	82	93	96	91	91	91	86	89	103	114	118	110	92	82	81	80
Tue	79	86	102	104	99	92	89	86	88	103	121	127	116	102	86	83	81
Wed	78	84	97	101	99	93	91	88	91	104	122	127	119	105	88	84	82
Thu	80	84	96	101	95	93	90	89	92	107	126	130	120	107	91	86	84
Fri	78	80	88	96	92	91	93	94	101	117	133	127	117	99	86	82	79
Sat	77	75	76	77	78	83	91	92	96	97	96	96	92	90	83	82	80
Sun	77	76	76	75	76	80	85	88	91	90	88	87	85	85	84	84	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Boston to North Kingstown (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 133 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (16 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central North Kingstown 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 North Kingstown?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Boston to North Kingstown?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 78 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to North Kingstown?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 133 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

North Kingstown 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	79	82	93	96	91	91	91	86	89	103	114	118	110	92	82	81	80
Tue	79	86	102	104	99	92	89	86	88	103	121	127	116	102	86	83	81
Wed	78	84	97	101	99	93	91	88	91	104	122	127	119	105	88	84	82
Thu	80	84	96	101	95	93	90	89	92	107	126	130	120	107	91	86	84
Fri	78	80	88	96	92	91	93	94	101	117	133	127	117	99	86	82	79
Sat	77	75	76	77	78	83	91	92	96	97	96	96	92	90	83	82	80
Sun	77	76	76	75	76	80	85	88	91	90	88	87	85	85	84	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	93	96	91	91	91	86	89	103	114	118	110	92	82	81	80
Tue	79	86	102	104	99	92	89	86	88	103	121	127	116	102	86	83	81
Wed	78	84	97	101	99	93	91	88	91	104	122	127	119	105	88	84	82
Thu	80	84	96	101	95	93	90	89	92	107	126	130	120	107	91	86	84
Fri	78	80	88	96	92	91	93	94	101	117	133	127	117	99	86	82	79
Sat	77	75	76	77	78	83	91	92	96	97	96	96	92	90	83	82	80
Sun	77	76	76	75	76	80	85	88	91	90	88	87	85	85	84	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	93	96	91	91	91	86	89	103	114	118	110	92	82	81	80
Tue	79	86	102	104	99	92	89	86	88	103	121	127	116	102	86	83	81
Wed	78	84	97	101	99	93	91	88	91	104	122	127	119	105	88	84	82
Thu	80	84	96	101	95	93	90	89	92	107	126	130	120	107	91	86	84
Fri	78	80	88	96	92	91	93	94	101	117	133	127	117	99	86	82	79
Sat	77	75	76	77	78	83	91	92	96	97	96	96	92	90	83	82	80
Sun	77	76	76	75	76	80	85	88	91	90	88	87	85	85	84	84	82