Best Time to Drive from Lawrence to Providence

Right now (9:53 pm EDT): about 87 minutes via I-495 South and I-95 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Lawrence 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	75	77	80	84	83	81	81	80	80	82	92	97	90	80	77	77	79
Tue	76	78	83	89	87	81	81	80	79	81	92	103	97	85	78	78	79
Wed	75	78	83	89	86	81	80	81	81	82	95	104	99	84	78	78	79
Thu	76	78	82	87	85	80	80	80	80	84	99	105	99	87	78	77	80
Fri	75	76	77	78	79	79	80	81	83	90	107	104	95	83	77	77	77
Sat	76	73	73	74	74	76	80	81	81	80	79	78	78	75	75	76	76
Sun	76	73	73	72	73	74	78	80	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	78	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Lawrence to Providence (via I-495 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles 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 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 Lawrence to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 75 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lawrence to Providence?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (65 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Lawrence (return trip) · Lawrence to Boston · Lawrence 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	75	77	80	84	83	81	81	80	80	82	92	97	90	80	77	77	79
Tue	76	78	83	89	87	81	81	80	79	81	92	103	97	85	78	78	79
Wed	75	78	83	89	86	81	80	81	81	82	95	104	99	84	78	78	79
Thu	76	78	82	87	85	80	80	80	80	84	99	105	99	87	78	77	80
Fri	75	76	77	78	79	79	80	81	83	90	107	104	95	83	77	77	77
Sat	76	73	73	74	74	76	80	81	81	80	79	78	78	75	75	76	76
Sun	76	73	73	72	73	74	78	80	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	80	84	83	81	81	80	80	82	92	97	90	80	77	77	79
Tue	76	78	83	89	87	81	81	80	79	81	92	103	97	85	78	78	79
Wed	75	78	83	89	86	81	80	81	81	82	95	104	99	84	78	78	79
Thu	76	78	82	87	85	80	80	80	80	84	99	105	99	87	78	77	80
Fri	75	76	77	78	79	79	80	81	83	90	107	104	95	83	77	77	77
Sat	76	73	73	74	74	76	80	81	81	80	79	78	78	75	75	76	76
Sun	76	73	73	72	73	74	78	80	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	80	84	83	81	81	80	80	82	92	97	90	80	77	77	79
Tue	76	78	83	89	87	81	81	80	79	81	92	103	97	85	78	78	79
Wed	75	78	83	89	86	81	80	81	81	82	95	104	99	84	78	78	79
Thu	76	78	82	87	85	80	80	80	80	84	99	105	99	87	78	77	80
Fri	75	76	77	78	79	79	80	81	83	90	107	104	95	83	77	77	77
Sat	76	73	73	74	74	76	80	81	81	80	79	78	78	75	75	76	76
Sun	76	73	73	72	73	74	78	80	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	78	78