Best Time to Drive from Marlborough to Providence

Right now (10:49 pm EDT): about 45 minutes via I-495 South and I-95 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Marlborough to Providence by day and time you leave (local time)
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Sat	44	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	45	43	44	44
Sun	44	43	42	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	44	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Marlborough to Providence (via I-495 South and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Marlborough 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 Marlborough to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 43 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Marlborough to Providence?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 South in Boston (29 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Marlborough (return trip) · Marlborough to Boston · Marlborough to South Boston · Marlborough to Worcester

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