Best Time to Drive from Needham to Providence

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 35 minutes via I-95 South, usually 36 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 Needham 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	35	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	38	44	49	52	44	37	36	36
Tue	36	35	35	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	45	55	59	51	38	36	36
Wed	36	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	47	55	58	52	39	36	36
Thu	36	35	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	39	47	57	59	53	41	36	36
Fri	36	35	35	36	37	37	38	37	39	41	52	58	54	48	39	36	36
Sat	35	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	36	36	35
Sun	35	35	34	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Needham to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Needham 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 Needham to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 35 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Needham to Providence?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (19 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Needham (return trip) · Needham to South Boston · Needham to Worcester

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

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

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