Best Time to Drive from Framingham to Providence

Right now (9:03 pm EDT): about 42 minutes via I-495 South and I-95 South, usually 41 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Framingham to Providence 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
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Sat	41	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	42	40	40	40
Sun	41	40	39	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Framingham to Providence (via I-495 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Framingham 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 Framingham to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Framingham to Providence?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Framingham to Providence?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (21 miles)

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More drives

Providence to Framingham (return trip) · Framingham to Boston · Framingham to Cambridge · Framingham to Quincy · Framingham to Newton · Framingham to Waltham · Framingham to Worcester · Framingham to Lowell · Framingham to Burlington MA · Framingham to Woburn · Framingham to Braintree · Framingham to Dedham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sun	41	40	39	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41

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Sat	41	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	42	40	40	40
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