Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Franklin to Providence
Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 24 minutes via I-95 South and I-495 South, usually 24 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 |
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| Mon | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Tue | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Wed | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
| Fri | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Sat | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Franklin to Providence (via I-95 South and I-495 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 33 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (26 minutes).
About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Franklin 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 Franklin to Providence?
On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 33 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Franklin to Providence?
The 28-mile drive usually takes 24 to 33 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Franklin to Providence?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 33 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 South in Boston (6 miles)
Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow
More drives
Providence to Franklin (return trip) · Franklin to Boston · Franklin to South Boston · Franklin to Worcester