Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Natick to Providence
Right now (3:50 am EDT): about 46 minutes via I-95 South, usually 46 at this time.
Only 51% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 58 | 63 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| Tue | 46 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 63 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 46 | 46 |
| Wed | 46 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 47 | 46 |
| Thu | 46 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 64 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 46 | 47 |
| Fri | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 46 | 46 |
| Sat | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 |
| Sun | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 46 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Natick to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).
About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (23 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Natick 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 Natick to Providence?
On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Natick to Providence?
The 42-mile drive usually takes 46 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Natick to Providence?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-95 South in Boston (6 miles)
Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow
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