Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Chelmsford to Providence
Right now (8:49 pm EDT): about 63 minutes via I-495 South and I-95 South, usually 64 at this time.
Only 75% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 64 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 66 |
| Tue | 64 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 85 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 66 |
| Wed | 64 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 86 | 72 | 65 | 65 | 66 |
| Thu | 64 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 83 | 91 | 88 | 75 | 66 | 65 | 66 |
| Fri | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 90 | 92 | 84 | 72 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Sat | 65 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Sun | 65 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Chelmsford to Providence (via I-495 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).
About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chelmsford to central 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 Chelmsford to Providence?
On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Chelmsford to Providence?
The 74-mile drive usually takes 64 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Chelmsford to Providence?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 South in Boston (52 miles)
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More drives
Providence to Chelmsford (return trip) · Chelmsford to Boston · Chelmsford to Worcester