Best Time to Drive from Narragansett to Boston

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 113 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 92 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	121	132	127	106	100	96	97	100	108	119	127	121	98	86	86	88
Tue	104	139	156	144	121	103	93	94	100	109	125	136	128	99	87	87	89
Wed	103	133	151	141	118	104	98	97	101	111	127	141	134	108	88	88	91
Thu	103	135	146	138	117	101	96	96	102	117	134	148	139	108	89	89	94
Fri	95	107	110	109	104	107	106	107	119	134	147	147	136	112	91	88	89
Sat	82	82	83	85	94	102	105	107	107	111	108	106	102	96	89	88	88
Sun	82	81	81	82	88	97	100	103	102	102	98	97	96	93	92	89	90

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 156 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 104 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 44 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 156 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 85 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Narragansett to Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 156 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	121	132	127	106	100	96	97	100	108	119	127	121	98	86	86	88
Tue	104	139	156	144	121	103	93	94	100	109	125	136	128	99	87	87	89
Wed	103	133	151	141	118	104	98	97	101	111	127	141	134	108	88	88	91
Thu	103	135	146	138	117	101	96	96	102	117	134	148	139	108	89	89	94
Fri	95	107	110	109	104	107	106	107	119	134	147	147	136	112	91	88	89
Sat	82	82	83	85	94	102	105	107	107	111	108	106	102	96	89	88	88
Sun	82	81	81	82	88	97	100	103	102	102	98	97	96	93	92	89	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	121	132	127	106	100	96	97	100	108	119	127	121	98	86	86	88
Tue	104	139	156	144	121	103	93	94	100	109	125	136	128	99	87	87	89
Wed	103	133	151	141	118	104	98	97	101	111	127	141	134	108	88	88	91
Thu	103	135	146	138	117	101	96	96	102	117	134	148	139	108	89	89	94
Fri	95	107	110	109	104	107	106	107	119	134	147	147	136	112	91	88	89
Sat	82	82	83	85	94	102	105	107	107	111	108	106	102	96	89	88	88
Sun	82	81	81	82	88	97	100	103	102	102	98	97	96	93	92	89	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	121	132	127	106	100	96	97	100	108	119	127	121	98	86	86	88
Tue	104	139	156	144	121	103	93	94	100	109	125	136	128	99	87	87	89
Wed	103	133	151	141	118	104	98	97	101	111	127	141	134	108	88	88	91
Thu	103	135	146	138	117	101	96	96	102	117	134	148	139	108	89	89	94
Fri	95	107	110	109	104	107	106	107	119	134	147	147	136	112	91	88	89
Sat	82	82	83	85	94	102	105	107	107	111	108	106	102	96	89	88	88
Sun	82	81	81	82	88	97	100	103	102	102	98	97	96	93	92	89	90