Best Time to Drive from Boston to South Kingstown

Right now (8:54 pm EDT): about 105 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 104 at this time.

Only 44% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Boston to South Kingstown (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 172 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 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (124 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (34 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central South 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 South Kingstown?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 172 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 95 to 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to South Kingstown?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 172 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)

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