Best Time to Drive from Boston to North Providence

Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South.

Only 65% 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 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	52	53	59	64	60	61	61	58	59	66	78	90	88	66	55	54	53
Tue	52	54	63	69	65	61	59	58	59	66	84	98	95	75	59	55	54
Wed	51	54	61	67	65	62	61	60	62	67	85	96	95	77	60	57	54
Thu	52	54	61	66	63	60	60	60	60	68	86	97	94	77	62	57	56
Fri	51	53	57	66	64	62	64	63	65	73	97	102	95	75	58	55	53
Sat	50	49	50	51	52	55	62	63	64	66	65	66	62	61	55	55	53
Sun	51	50	49	49	50	53	57	59	60	60	58	59	58	57	55	55	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Boston to North Providence (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 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 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 Boston to North Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to North Providence?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 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 Providence 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	52	53	59	64	60	61	61	58	59	66	78	90	88	66	55	54	53
Tue	52	54	63	69	65	61	59	58	59	66	84	98	95	75	59	55	54
Wed	51	54	61	67	65	62	61	60	62	67	85	96	95	77	60	57	54
Thu	52	54	61	66	63	60	60	60	60	68	86	97	94	77	62	57	56
Fri	51	53	57	66	64	62	64	63	65	73	97	102	95	75	58	55	53
Sat	50	49	50	51	52	55	62	63	64	66	65	66	62	61	55	55	53
Sun	51	50	49	49	50	53	57	59	60	60	58	59	58	57	55	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	59	64	60	61	61	58	59	66	78	90	88	66	55	54	53
Tue	52	54	63	69	65	61	59	58	59	66	84	98	95	75	59	55	54
Wed	51	54	61	67	65	62	61	60	62	67	85	96	95	77	60	57	54
Thu	52	54	61	66	63	60	60	60	60	68	86	97	94	77	62	57	56
Fri	51	53	57	66	64	62	64	63	65	73	97	102	95	75	58	55	53
Sat	50	49	50	51	52	55	62	63	64	66	65	66	62	61	55	55	53
Sun	51	50	49	49	50	53	57	59	60	60	58	59	58	57	55	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	59	64	60	61	61	58	59	66	78	90	88	66	55	54	53
Tue	52	54	63	69	65	61	59	58	59	66	84	98	95	75	59	55	54
Wed	51	54	61	67	65	62	61	60	62	67	85	96	95	77	60	57	54
Thu	52	54	61	66	63	60	60	60	60	68	86	97	94	77	62	57	56
Fri	51	53	57	66	64	62	64	63	65	73	97	102	95	75	58	55	53
Sat	50	49	50	51	52	55	62	63	64	66	65	66	62	61	55	55	53
Sun	51	50	49	49	50	53	57	59	60	60	58	59	58	57	55	55	54