Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Providence

Right now (8:17 pm EDT): about 41 minutes via I-195 West, usually 30 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from New Bedford to Providence (via I-195 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 31 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 4 pm or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (30 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central New Bedford 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 New Bedford to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 4 pm or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 31 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 27 to 31 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Providence?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 31 minutes.

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