Best Time to Drive from Boston to Pawtucket

Right now (10:17 pm EDT): about 48 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Boston to Pawtucket 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	40	41	47	52	48	49	49	46	47	54	63	69	68	53	44	42	41
Tue	40	41	50	57	54	49	48	47	47	53	66	75	74	62	48	43	42
Wed	40	41	48	55	54	50	49	48	50	55	67	74	75	65	48	45	43
Thu	40	41	48	54	51	49	49	48	48	56	69	74	75	65	51	46	44
Fri	40	41	46	54	52	50	52	51	53	60	73	76	72	59	47	43	41
Sat	39	38	38	39	40	44	50	51	53	53	54	55	51	50	44	43	42
Sun	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	49	49	47	47	46	45	44	43	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Boston to Pawtucket (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Pawtucket?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 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

Pawtucket 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	40	41	47	52	48	49	49	46	47	54	63	69	68	53	44	42	41
Tue	40	41	50	57	54	49	48	47	47	53	66	75	74	62	48	43	42
Wed	40	41	48	55	54	50	49	48	50	55	67	74	75	65	48	45	43
Thu	40	41	48	54	51	49	49	48	48	56	69	74	75	65	51	46	44
Fri	40	41	46	54	52	50	52	51	53	60	73	76	72	59	47	43	41
Sat	39	38	38	39	40	44	50	51	53	53	54	55	51	50	44	43	42
Sun	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	49	49	47	47	46	45	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	47	52	48	49	49	46	47	54	63	69	68	53	44	42	41
Tue	40	41	50	57	54	49	48	47	47	53	66	75	74	62	48	43	42
Wed	40	41	48	55	54	50	49	48	50	55	67	74	75	65	48	45	43
Thu	40	41	48	54	51	49	49	48	48	56	69	74	75	65	51	46	44
Fri	40	41	46	54	52	50	52	51	53	60	73	76	72	59	47	43	41
Sat	39	38	38	39	40	44	50	51	53	53	54	55	51	50	44	43	42
Sun	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	49	49	47	47	46	45	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	47	52	48	49	49	46	47	54	63	69	68	53	44	42	41
Tue	40	41	50	57	54	49	48	47	47	53	66	75	74	62	48	43	42
Wed	40	41	48	55	54	50	49	48	50	55	67	74	75	65	48	45	43
Thu	40	41	48	54	51	49	49	48	48	56	69	74	75	65	51	46	44
Fri	40	41	46	54	52	50	52	51	53	60	73	76	72	59	47	43	41
Sat	39	38	38	39	40	44	50	51	53	53	54	55	51	50	44	43	42
Sun	39	38	38	38	39	41	46	48	49	49	47	47	46	45	44	43	42