Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Pawtucket

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 34 minutes via I-195 West, usually 34 at this time.

Only 76% 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 New Bedford to Pawtucket 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	33	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	36	35	33	33	34	34
Tue	33	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	33	32	34	34
Wed	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	35	33	33	35	34
Thu	33	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	34	33	34	34
Fri	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	34	36	36	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	33
Sun	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	34	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from New Bedford to Pawtucket (via I-195 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 4 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (34 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Bedford to central Pawtucket 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 New Bedford to Pawtucket?

On weekdays, leave before 4 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from New Bedford to Pawtucket?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 32 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Pawtucket?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	36	35	33	33	34	34
Tue	33	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	33	32	34	34
Wed	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	35	33	33	35	34
Thu	33	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	34	33	34	34
Fri	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	34	36	36	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	33
Sun	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	36	35	33	33	34	34
Tue	33	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	33	32	34	34
Wed	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	35	33	33	35	34
Thu	33	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	34	33	34	34
Fri	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	34	36	36	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	33
Sun	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	36	35	33	33	34	34
Tue	33	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	33	32	34	34
Wed	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	35	33	33	35	34
Thu	33	32	32	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	35	35	34	33	34	34
Fri	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	34	36	36	33	33	33	33
Sat	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	33
Sun	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	34	34