Best Time to Drive from New Bedford to Warwick

Right now (11:52 pm EDT): about 44 minutes via I-195 West.

Only 60% 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 Warwick 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	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	46	42	43	45	44
Tue	42	43	43	46	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	47	47	43	42	46	44
Wed	42	42	43	44	43	44	43	44	43	43	44	46	47	42	43	47	45
Thu	42	42	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	48	48	44	42	44	45
Fri	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	44	44	45	47	51	48	44	42	42	42
Sat	42	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	41	41	41	42	42
Sun	42	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	45	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from New Bedford to Warwick (via I-195 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 14 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 Warwick 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 Warwick?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 41 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from New Bedford to Warwick?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	46	42	43	45	44
Tue	42	43	43	46	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	47	47	43	42	46	44
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Fri	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	44	44	45	47	51	48	44	42	42	42
Sat	42	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	41	41	41	42	42
Sun	42	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sun	42	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	46	42	43	45	44
Tue	42	43	43	46	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	47	47	43	42	46	44
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Fri	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	44	44	45	47	51	48	44	42	42	42
Sat	42	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	41	41	41	42	42
Sun	42	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	45	45