Best Time to Drive from Narragansett to Boston

Right now (8:51 pm EDT): about 85 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Narragansett to Boston 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	104	118	127	125	107	101	99	99	102	110	120	125	120	97	86	86	89
Tue	104	136	157	145	122	104	94	94	101	111	126	138	128	99	88	87	90
Wed	103	131	148	141	118	105	100	99	101	112	128	140	132	106	87	88	91
Thu	103	133	146	138	119	103	98	97	104	118	138	148	138	107	89	90	94
Fri	95	106	109	108	105	108	107	108	123	137	147	146	134	112	90	86	89
Sat	82	82	83	85	95	102	105	107	107	111	108	106	102	95	89	89	88
Sun	82	81	81	83	88	97	100	102	103	102	98	97	97	94	93	90	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Narragansett to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (20 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Narragansett to central Boston 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 Narragansett to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Narragansett to Boston?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 85 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Narragansett to Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	118	127	125	107	101	99	99	102	110	120	125	120	97	86	86	89
Tue	104	136	157	145	122	104	94	94	101	111	126	138	128	99	88	87	90
Wed	103	131	148	141	118	105	100	99	101	112	128	140	132	106	87	88	91
Thu	103	133	146	138	119	103	98	97	104	118	138	148	138	107	89	90	94
Fri	95	106	109	108	105	108	107	108	123	137	147	146	134	112	90	86	89
Sat	82	82	83	85	95	102	105	107	107	111	108	106	102	95	89	89	88
Sun	82	81	81	83	88	97	100	102	103	102	98	97	97	94	93	90	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	118	127	125	107	101	99	99	102	110	120	125	120	97	86	86	89
Tue	104	136	157	145	122	104	94	94	101	111	126	138	128	99	88	87	90
Wed	103	131	148	141	118	105	100	99	101	112	128	140	132	106	87	88	91
Thu	103	133	146	138	119	103	98	97	104	118	138	148	138	107	89	90	94
Fri	95	106	109	108	105	108	107	108	123	137	147	146	134	112	90	86	89
Sat	82	82	83	85	95	102	105	107	107	111	108	106	102	95	89	89	88
Sun	82	81	81	83	88	97	100	102	103	102	98	97	97	94	93	90	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	118	127	125	107	101	99	99	102	110	120	125	120	97	86	86	89
Tue	104	136	157	145	122	104	94	94	101	111	126	138	128	99	88	87	90
Wed	103	131	148	141	118	105	100	99	101	112	128	140	132	106	87	88	91
Thu	103	133	146	138	119	103	98	97	104	118	138	148	138	107	89	90	94
Fri	95	106	109	108	105	108	107	108	123	137	147	146	134	112	90	86	89
Sat	82	82	83	85	95	102	105	107	107	111	108	106	102	95	89	89	88
Sun	82	81	81	83	88	97	100	102	103	102	98	97	97	94	93	90	91