Best Time to Drive from Lynn to Providence

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 61 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Lynn 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	61	62	75	78	75	72	69	70	72	82	100	113	101	78	68	65	65
Tue	60	61	81	92	89	74	71	69	71	83	105	120	107	87	70	66	64
Wed	60	61	77	92	88	76	71	71	73	88	111	120	115	91	72	68	65
Thu	61	62	78	90	86	77	73	73	75	95	121	129	121	98	75	70	67
Fri	61	61	75	81	74	72	74	78	82	103	129	126	111	85	69	67	63
Sat	61	58	59	60	62	67	74	75	78	79	81	82	79	72	67	66	63
Sun	62	59	59	59	61	64	68	69	72	75	79	81	79	72	70	68	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Lynn to Providence (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lynn 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 Lynn to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 60 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lynn to Providence?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (11 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (6 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Lynn (return trip) · Lynn 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	61	62	75	78	75	72	69	70	72	82	100	113	101	78	68	65	65
Tue	60	61	81	92	89	74	71	69	71	83	105	120	107	87	70	66	64
Wed	60	61	77	92	88	76	71	71	73	88	111	120	115	91	72	68	65
Thu	61	62	78	90	86	77	73	73	75	95	121	129	121	98	75	70	67
Fri	61	61	75	81	74	72	74	78	82	103	129	126	111	85	69	67	63
Sat	61	58	59	60	62	67	74	75	78	79	81	82	79	72	67	66	63
Sun	62	59	59	59	61	64	68	69	72	75	79	81	79	72	70	68	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	62	75	78	75	72	69	70	72	82	100	113	101	78	68	65	65
Tue	60	61	81	92	89	74	71	69	71	83	105	120	107	87	70	66	64
Wed	60	61	77	92	88	76	71	71	73	88	111	120	115	91	72	68	65
Thu	61	62	78	90	86	77	73	73	75	95	121	129	121	98	75	70	67
Fri	61	61	75	81	74	72	74	78	82	103	129	126	111	85	69	67	63
Sat	61	58	59	60	62	67	74	75	78	79	81	82	79	72	67	66	63
Sun	62	59	59	59	61	64	68	69	72	75	79	81	79	72	70	68	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	62	75	78	75	72	69	70	72	82	100	113	101	78	68	65	65
Tue	60	61	81	92	89	74	71	69	71	83	105	120	107	87	70	66	64
Wed	60	61	77	92	88	76	71	71	73	88	111	120	115	91	72	68	65
Thu	61	62	78	90	86	77	73	73	75	95	121	129	121	98	75	70	67
Fri	61	61	75	81	74	72	74	78	82	103	129	126	111	85	69	67	63
Sat	61	58	59	60	62	67	74	75	78	79	81	82	79	72	67	66	63
Sun	62	59	59	59	61	64	68	69	72	75	79	81	79	72	70	68	66