Best Time to Drive from Gloucester to Providence

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 84 minutes via I-95 South, usually 85 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Gloucester 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
Mon	81	84	101	110	97	89	88	89	91	104	116	121	113	94	84	84	85
Tue	81	85	116	132	112	94	90	91	92	110	130	136	127	99	86	85	86
Wed	81	84	112	126	110	93	90	90	93	114	130	137	127	103	86	85	86
Thu	81	85	108	121	105	93	90	90	94	117	136	139	131	105	85	85	86
Fri	81	83	90	94	89	89	92	95	101	122	134	128	114	98	86	85	85
Sat	82	80	80	80	81	85	90	93	94	97	99	100	100	92	87	86	84
Sun	83	80	78	79	80	83	86	91	92	92	93	90	91	89	86	87	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Gloucester to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 88 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gloucester 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 Gloucester to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 81 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gloucester to Providence?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (52 miles)

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More drives

Providence to Gloucester (return trip) · Gloucester to Boston · Gloucester to Worcester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	84	101	110	97	89	88	89	91	104	116	121	113	94	84	84	85
Tue	81	85	116	132	112	94	90	91	92	110	130	136	127	99	86	85	86
Wed	81	84	112	126	110	93	90	90	93	114	130	137	127	103	86	85	86
Thu	81	85	108	121	105	93	90	90	94	117	136	139	131	105	85	85	86
Fri	81	83	90	94	89	89	92	95	101	122	134	128	114	98	86	85	85
Sat	82	80	80	80	81	85	90	93	94	97	99	100	100	92	87	86	84
Sun	83	80	78	79	80	83	86	91	92	92	93	90	91	89	86	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	84	101	110	97	89	88	89	91	104	116	121	113	94	84	84	85
Tue	81	85	116	132	112	94	90	91	92	110	130	136	127	99	86	85	86
Wed	81	84	112	126	110	93	90	90	93	114	130	137	127	103	86	85	86
Thu	81	85	108	121	105	93	90	90	94	117	136	139	131	105	85	85	86
Fri	81	83	90	94	89	89	92	95	101	122	134	128	114	98	86	85	85
Sat	82	80	80	80	81	85	90	93	94	97	99	100	100	92	87	86	84
Sun	83	80	78	79	80	83	86	91	92	92	93	90	91	89	86	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	84	101	110	97	89	88	89	91	104	116	121	113	94	84	84	85
Tue	81	85	116	132	112	94	90	91	92	110	130	136	127	99	86	85	86
Wed	81	84	112	126	110	93	90	90	93	114	130	137	127	103	86	85	86
Thu	81	85	108	121	105	93	90	90	94	117	136	139	131	105	85	85	86
Fri	81	83	90	94	89	89	92	95	101	122	134	128	114	98	86	85	85
Sat	82	80	80	80	81	85	90	93	94	97	99	100	100	92	87	86	84
Sun	83	80	78	79	80	83	86	91	92	92	93	90	91	89	86	87	86