Best Time to Drive from Dorchester to Pawtucket

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 37 minutes via I-95 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Dorchester 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	36	40	47	50	47	45	43	41	40	44	50	55	57	48	40	37	37
Tue	36	40	51	58	55	47	43	41	40	44	51	58	61	54	42	38	37
Wed	36	40	50	57	54	47	43	42	42	44	51	57	59	55	43	38	37
Thu	36	40	48	53	50	45	43	42	41	46	52	58	59	54	44	38	38
Fri	36	39	43	45	45	43	44	44	46	49	57	60	58	52	43	38	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	39	42	44	45	45	47	46	45	45	40	38	37
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	38	41	43	43	43	42	41	40	41	40	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Dorchester to Pawtucket (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dorchester 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 Dorchester to Pawtucket?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 36 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dorchester to Pawtucket?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (3 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pawtucket to Dorchester (return trip) · Dorchester to Worcester · Dorchester to Lowell · Dorchester to Brockton · Dorchester to Lynn · Dorchester to Warwick · Dorchester to Lawrence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	47	50	47	45	43	41	40	44	50	55	57	48	40	37	37
Tue	36	40	51	58	55	47	43	41	40	44	51	58	61	54	42	38	37
Wed	36	40	50	57	54	47	43	42	42	44	51	57	59	55	43	38	37
Thu	36	40	48	53	50	45	43	42	41	46	52	58	59	54	44	38	38
Fri	36	39	43	45	45	43	44	44	46	49	57	60	58	52	43	38	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	39	42	44	45	45	47	46	45	45	40	38	37
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	38	41	43	43	43	42	41	40	41	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	47	50	47	45	43	41	40	44	50	55	57	48	40	37	37
Tue	36	40	51	58	55	47	43	41	40	44	51	58	61	54	42	38	37
Wed	36	40	50	57	54	47	43	42	42	44	51	57	59	55	43	38	37
Thu	36	40	48	53	50	45	43	42	41	46	52	58	59	54	44	38	38
Fri	36	39	43	45	45	43	44	44	46	49	57	60	58	52	43	38	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	39	42	44	45	45	47	46	45	45	40	38	37
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	38	41	43	43	43	42	41	40	41	40	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	47	50	47	45	43	41	40	44	50	55	57	48	40	37	37
Tue	36	40	51	58	55	47	43	41	40	44	51	58	61	54	42	38	37
Wed	36	40	50	57	54	47	43	42	42	44	51	57	59	55	43	38	37
Thu	36	40	48	53	50	45	43	42	41	46	52	58	59	54	44	38	38
Fri	36	39	43	45	45	43	44	44	46	49	57	60	58	52	43	38	37
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	39	42	44	45	45	47	46	45	45	40	38	37
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	38	41	43	43	43	42	41	40	41	40	39	38