Best Time to Drive from Mattapan to Providence

Right now (9:34 pm EDT): about 36 minutes via I-95 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Mattapan 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	36	36	39	41	40	40	38	38	38	40	45	52	55	46	38	37	36
Tue	36	36	41	45	43	40	38	38	38	40	47	56	60	53	40	37	36
Wed	36	36	40	44	43	40	39	39	40	41	48	55	58	53	40	37	37
Thu	36	36	40	43	42	39	39	39	38	41	49	57	59	53	43	37	37
Fri	36	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	41	43	54	60	57	51	42	37	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	39	41	40	40	42	38	37	36
Sun	36	35	35	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Mattapan to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mattapan 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 Mattapan to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mattapan to Providence?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (15 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Mattapan (return trip) · Mattapan to Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	39	41	40	40	38	38	38	40	45	52	55	46	38	37	36
Tue	36	36	41	45	43	40	38	38	38	40	47	56	60	53	40	37	36
Wed	36	36	40	44	43	40	39	39	40	41	48	55	58	53	40	37	37
Thu	36	36	40	43	42	39	39	39	38	41	49	57	59	53	43	37	37
Fri	36	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	41	43	54	60	57	51	42	37	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	39	41	40	40	42	38	37	36
Sun	36	35	35	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	39	41	40	40	38	38	38	40	45	52	55	46	38	37	36
Tue	36	36	41	45	43	40	38	38	38	40	47	56	60	53	40	37	36
Wed	36	36	40	44	43	40	39	39	40	41	48	55	58	53	40	37	37
Thu	36	36	40	43	42	39	39	39	38	41	49	57	59	53	43	37	37
Fri	36	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	41	43	54	60	57	51	42	37	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	39	41	40	40	42	38	37	36
Sun	36	35	35	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	39	41	40	40	38	38	38	40	45	52	55	46	38	37	36
Tue	36	36	41	45	43	40	38	38	38	40	47	56	60	53	40	37	36
Wed	36	36	40	44	43	40	39	39	40	41	48	55	58	53	40	37	37
Thu	36	36	40	43	42	39	39	39	38	41	49	57	59	53	43	37	37
Fri	36	36	38	39	39	39	39	39	41	43	54	60	57	51	42	37	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	39	41	40	40	42	38	37	36
Sun	36	35	35	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	37