Best Time to Drive from Cranston to Pawtucket
Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 9 minutes via I-95 North, usually 10 at this time.
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 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Tue | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Wed | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Thu | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Fri | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Sat | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Sun | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Cranston to Pawtucket (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 9 minutes and up to 17 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 10 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (11 minutes).
Drive times are measured from central Cranston 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 Cranston to Pawtucket?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 9 minutes then, versus up to 17 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Cranston to Pawtucket?
The 10-mile drive usually takes 9 to 17 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 10 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Cranston to Pawtucket?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 17 minutes.