Best Time to Drive from Malden to Providence

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Malden 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	52	55	70	77	71	66	61	62	64	77	102	99	89	72	57	55	55
Tue	52	55	78	87	84	74	64	61	62	79	110	113	107	87	62	58	56
Wed	52	56	72	86	83	73	66	63	64	82	113	114	109	89	67	59	57
Thu	53	55	73	84	79	72	65	62	65	89	114	114	110	93	69	61	58
Fri	52	54	65	73	68	66	64	65	72	98	109	103	93	76	63	58	55
Sat	51	50	51	52	54	60	65	68	70	73	71	73	69	66	61	59	55
Sun	52	50	50	50	51	56	60	64	67	65	65	64	62	60	59	57	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Malden to Providence (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 119 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Malden 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 Malden to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Malden to Providence?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 119 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

Providence to Malden (return trip) · Malden to South Boston · Malden 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	52	55	70	77	71	66	61	62	64	77	102	99	89	72	57	55	55
Tue	52	55	78	87	84	74	64	61	62	79	110	113	107	87	62	58	56
Wed	52	56	72	86	83	73	66	63	64	82	113	114	109	89	67	59	57
Thu	53	55	73	84	79	72	65	62	65	89	114	114	110	93	69	61	58
Fri	52	54	65	73	68	66	64	65	72	98	109	103	93	76	63	58	55
Sat	51	50	51	52	54	60	65	68	70	73	71	73	69	66	61	59	55
Sun	52	50	50	50	51	56	60	64	67	65	65	64	62	60	59	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	70	77	71	66	61	62	64	77	102	99	89	72	57	55	55
Tue	52	55	78	87	84	74	64	61	62	79	110	113	107	87	62	58	56
Wed	52	56	72	86	83	73	66	63	64	82	113	114	109	89	67	59	57
Thu	53	55	73	84	79	72	65	62	65	89	114	114	110	93	69	61	58
Fri	52	54	65	73	68	66	64	65	72	98	109	103	93	76	63	58	55
Sat	51	50	51	52	54	60	65	68	70	73	71	73	69	66	61	59	55
Sun	52	50	50	50	51	56	60	64	67	65	65	64	62	60	59	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	55	70	77	71	66	61	62	64	77	102	99	89	72	57	55	55
Tue	52	55	78	87	84	74	64	61	62	79	110	113	107	87	62	58	56
Wed	52	56	72	86	83	73	66	63	64	82	113	114	109	89	67	59	57
Thu	53	55	73	84	79	72	65	62	65	89	114	114	110	93	69	61	58
Fri	52	54	65	73	68	66	64	65	72	98	109	103	93	76	63	58	55
Sat	51	50	51	52	54	60	65	68	70	73	71	73	69	66	61	59	55
Sun	52	50	50	50	51	56	60	64	67	65	65	64	62	60	59	57	57