Best Time to Drive from Malden to Pawtucket

Right now (10:07 pm EST): about 50 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 51 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Malden to Pawtucket 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	48	51	65	72	66	61	56	56	58	71	96	95	85	69	53	50	51
Tue	47	51	74	82	77	68	58	55	57	74	104	107	102	82	58	52	51
Wed	47	51	67	81	77	68	61	57	59	76	107	109	103	84	62	54	52
Thu	48	50	68	79	73	67	60	57	59	80	108	108	106	87	63	56	53
Fri	47	49	60	68	63	61	59	60	67	91	103	98	88	71	58	53	51
Sat	47	46	47	48	50	55	59	63	65	67	66	68	64	61	56	54	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	52	57	60	62	62	60	61	59	57	55	52	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Malden to Pawtucket (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Malden 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 Malden to Pawtucket?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Malden to Pawtucket?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Malden to Pawtucket?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (21 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pawtucket to Malden (return trip) · Malden to South Boston · Malden to Worcester · Malden to Providence · Malden to Lowell · Malden to Manchester · Malden to New Bedford · Malden to Brockton · Malden to Fall River · Malden to Quincy · Malden to Lynn · Malden to Nashua

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	65	72	66	61	56	56	58	71	96	95	85	69	53	50	51
Tue	47	51	74	82	77	68	58	55	57	74	104	107	102	82	58	52	51
Wed	47	51	67	81	77	68	61	57	59	76	107	109	103	84	62	54	52
Thu	48	50	68	79	73	67	60	57	59	80	108	108	106	87	63	56	53
Fri	47	49	60	68	63	61	59	60	67	91	103	98	88	71	58	53	51
Sat	47	46	47	48	50	55	59	63	65	67	66	68	64	61	56	54	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	52	57	60	62	62	60	61	59	57	55	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	65	72	66	61	56	56	58	71	96	95	85	69	53	50	51
Tue	47	51	74	82	77	68	58	55	57	74	104	107	102	82	58	52	51
Wed	47	51	67	81	77	68	61	57	59	76	107	109	103	84	62	54	52
Thu	48	50	68	79	73	67	60	57	59	80	108	108	106	87	63	56	53
Fri	47	49	60	68	63	61	59	60	67	91	103	98	88	71	58	53	51
Sat	47	46	47	48	50	55	59	63	65	67	66	68	64	61	56	54	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	52	57	60	62	62	60	61	59	57	55	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	65	72	66	61	56	56	58	71	96	95	85	69	53	50	51
Tue	47	51	74	82	77	68	58	55	57	74	104	107	102	82	58	52	51
Wed	47	51	67	81	77	68	61	57	59	76	107	109	103	84	62	54	52
Thu	48	50	68	79	73	67	60	57	59	80	108	108	106	87	63	56	53
Fri	47	49	60	68	63	61	59	60	67	91	103	98	88	71	58	53	51
Sat	47	46	47	48	50	55	59	63	65	67	66	68	64	61	56	54	50
Sun	47	46	46	46	47	52	57	60	62	62	60	61	59	57	55	52	51