Best Time to Drive from Lexington to Providence

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 50 minutes via I-95 South, usually 51 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 Lexington 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	49	49	52	56	57	55	53	53	53	58	70	73	72	60	51	50	51
Tue	49	49	52	61	62	57	54	53	53	60	76	86	85	71	53	51	51
Wed	49	49	52	60	61	57	54	53	55	61	79	85	87	72	55	51	51
Thu	49	48	52	59	61	56	55	54	53	63	82	90	88	75	57	51	51
Fri	49	48	50	54	54	53	54	56	59	70	86	87	78	65	54	51	50
Sat	49	48	48	48	49	49	53	54	55	57	57	56	55	54	51	50	50
Sun	49	48	47	47	48	49	51	52	54	53	52	52	52	51	50	51	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Lexington to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lexington 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 Lexington to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lexington to Providence?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (29 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Lexington (return trip) · Lexington to Boston · Lexington to South Boston · Lexington 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	49	49	52	56	57	55	53	53	53	58	70	73	72	60	51	50	51
Tue	49	49	52	61	62	57	54	53	53	60	76	86	85	71	53	51	51
Wed	49	49	52	60	61	57	54	53	55	61	79	85	87	72	55	51	51
Thu	49	48	52	59	61	56	55	54	53	63	82	90	88	75	57	51	51
Fri	49	48	50	54	54	53	54	56	59	70	86	87	78	65	54	51	50
Sat	49	48	48	48	49	49	53	54	55	57	57	56	55	54	51	50	50
Sun	49	48	47	47	48	49	51	52	54	53	52	52	52	51	50	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	52	56	57	55	53	53	53	58	70	73	72	60	51	50	51
Tue	49	49	52	61	62	57	54	53	53	60	76	86	85	71	53	51	51
Wed	49	49	52	60	61	57	54	53	55	61	79	85	87	72	55	51	51
Thu	49	48	52	59	61	56	55	54	53	63	82	90	88	75	57	51	51
Fri	49	48	50	54	54	53	54	56	59	70	86	87	78	65	54	51	50
Sat	49	48	48	48	49	49	53	54	55	57	57	56	55	54	51	50	50
Sun	49	48	47	47	48	49	51	52	54	53	52	52	52	51	50	51	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	52	56	57	55	53	53	53	58	70	73	72	60	51	50	51
Tue	49	49	52	61	62	57	54	53	53	60	76	86	85	71	53	51	51
Wed	49	49	52	60	61	57	54	53	55	61	79	85	87	72	55	51	51
Thu	49	48	52	59	61	56	55	54	53	63	82	90	88	75	57	51	51
Fri	49	48	50	54	54	53	54	56	59	70	86	87	78	65	54	51	50
Sat	49	48	48	48	49	49	53	54	55	57	57	56	55	54	51	50	50
Sun	49	48	47	47	48	49	51	52	54	53	52	52	52	51	50	51	51