Best Time to Drive from Boston to Woonsocket

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 59 minutes via I-90 West and I-495 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Woonsocket 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	51	53	63	72	68	61	57	58	58	64	72	78	74	66	54	53	55
Tue	52	54	67	78	78	71	60	57	57	64	83	99	93	77	59	54	56
Wed	51	53	65	78	77	70	61	58	57	66	90	101	93	80	61	55	56
Thu	52	53	66	78	76	68	61	58	59	70	98	110	100	85	62	55	56
Fri	52	52	58	62	60	57	58	59	64	78	105	104	87	70	60	55	55
Sat	53	51	51	51	52	55	56	59	60	61	62	60	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	50	50	50	50	52	53	57	59	59	58	58	56	55	55	54	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Boston to Woonsocket (via I-90 West and I-495 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 51 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Woonsocket?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-90 West in Boston (28 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (12 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woonsocket 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	51	53	63	72	68	61	57	58	58	64	72	78	74	66	54	53	55
Tue	52	54	67	78	78	71	60	57	57	64	83	99	93	77	59	54	56
Wed	51	53	65	78	77	70	61	58	57	66	90	101	93	80	61	55	56
Thu	52	53	66	78	76	68	61	58	59	70	98	110	100	85	62	55	56
Fri	52	52	58	62	60	57	58	59	64	78	105	104	87	70	60	55	55
Sat	53	51	51	51	52	55	56	59	60	61	62	60	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	50	50	50	50	52	53	57	59	59	58	58	56	55	55	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	63	72	68	61	57	58	58	64	72	78	74	66	54	53	55
Tue	52	54	67	78	78	71	60	57	57	64	83	99	93	77	59	54	56
Wed	51	53	65	78	77	70	61	58	57	66	90	101	93	80	61	55	56
Thu	52	53	66	78	76	68	61	58	59	70	98	110	100	85	62	55	56
Fri	52	52	58	62	60	57	58	59	64	78	105	104	87	70	60	55	55
Sat	53	51	51	51	52	55	56	59	60	61	62	60	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	50	50	50	50	52	53	57	59	59	58	58	56	55	55	54	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	63	72	68	61	57	58	58	64	72	78	74	66	54	53	55
Tue	52	54	67	78	78	71	60	57	57	64	83	99	93	77	59	54	56
Wed	51	53	65	78	77	70	61	58	57	66	90	101	93	80	61	55	56
Thu	52	53	66	78	76	68	61	58	59	70	98	110	100	85	62	55	56
Fri	52	52	58	62	60	57	58	59	64	78	105	104	87	70	60	55	55
Sat	53	51	51	51	52	55	56	59	60	61	62	60	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	50	50	50	50	52	53	57	59	59	58	58	56	55	55	54	54