Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lawrence to Pawtucket
Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 73 minutes via I-495 South, usually 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 70 | 72 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 75 |
| Tue | 71 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 86 | 97 | 92 | 80 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| Wed | 71 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 89 | 98 | 94 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 74 |
| Thu | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 93 | 99 | 93 | 82 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
| Fri | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 84 | 99 | 97 | 89 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 72 |
| Sat | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 |
| Sun | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Lawrence to Pawtucket (via I-495 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).
About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lawrence 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 Lawrence to Pawtucket?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lawrence to Pawtucket?
The 81-mile drive usually takes 70 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lawrence to Pawtucket?
Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-495 South in Boston (65 miles)
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