Best Time to Drive from Medford to Providence

Right now (12:35 am EST): about 55 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South.

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 Medford 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	50	52	64	69	65	62	58	58	59	72	96	99	88	69	55	52	52
Tue	50	52	69	77	74	67	60	57	58	76	106	110	104	85	60	54	53
Wed	49	53	65	77	73	68	62	59	61	77	109	111	106	87	63	56	54
Thu	50	52	65	74	70	67	61	58	61	81	108	110	108	89	65	57	55
Fri	50	51	60	69	64	62	62	62	68	91	107	102	93	74	60	55	53
Sat	49	48	49	50	51	57	61	64	65	68	67	69	65	62	57	56	52
Sun	49	48	48	48	49	53	58	61	63	63	61	62	60	58	57	54	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Medford to Providence (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Medford 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 Medford to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Medford to Providence?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 South in Boston (19 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 Medford (return trip) · Medford to South Boston · Medford to Worcester · Medford to Newton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	64	69	65	62	58	58	59	72	96	99	88	69	55	52	52
Tue	50	52	69	77	74	67	60	57	58	76	106	110	104	85	60	54	53
Wed	49	53	65	77	73	68	62	59	61	77	109	111	106	87	63	56	54
Thu	50	52	65	74	70	67	61	58	61	81	108	110	108	89	65	57	55
Fri	50	51	60	69	64	62	62	62	68	91	107	102	93	74	60	55	53
Sat	49	48	49	50	51	57	61	64	65	68	67	69	65	62	57	56	52
Sun	49	48	48	48	49	53	58	61	63	63	61	62	60	58	57	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	64	69	65	62	58	58	59	72	96	99	88	69	55	52	52
Tue	50	52	69	77	74	67	60	57	58	76	106	110	104	85	60	54	53
Wed	49	53	65	77	73	68	62	59	61	77	109	111	106	87	63	56	54
Thu	50	52	65	74	70	67	61	58	61	81	108	110	108	89	65	57	55
Fri	50	51	60	69	64	62	62	62	68	91	107	102	93	74	60	55	53
Sat	49	48	49	50	51	57	61	64	65	68	67	69	65	62	57	56	52
Sun	49	48	48	48	49	53	58	61	63	63	61	62	60	58	57	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	64	69	65	62	58	58	59	72	96	99	88	69	55	52	52
Tue	50	52	69	77	74	67	60	57	58	76	106	110	104	85	60	54	53
Wed	49	53	65	77	73	68	62	59	61	77	109	111	106	87	63	56	54
Thu	50	52	65	74	70	67	61	58	61	81	108	110	108	89	65	57	55
Fri	50	51	60	69	64	62	62	62	68	91	107	102	93	74	60	55	53
Sat	49	48	49	50	51	57	61	64	65	68	67	69	65	62	57	56	52
Sun	49	48	48	48	49	53	58	61	63	63	61	62	60	58	57	54	53