Best Time to Drive from Newton to Providence

Right now (8:39 pm EDT): about 42 minutes via I-95 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Newton 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	40	40	40	42	43	43	42	43	42	44	52	57	59	48	42	41	41
Tue	41	40	40	43	44	43	42	42	42	44	54	65	68	58	43	41	41
Wed	40	39	40	42	44	43	42	43	44	45	58	66	69	60	44	41	41
Thu	40	40	40	43	44	43	42	43	42	45	58	68	70	62	47	41	41
Fri	40	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	50	61	68	62	53	45	41	40
Sat	40	38	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	44	45	44	44	44	41	41	40
Sun	40	39	39	38	38	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Newton to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newton 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 Newton to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 39 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newton to Providence?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	40	42	43	43	42	43	42	44	52	57	59	48	42	41	41
Tue	41	40	40	43	44	43	42	42	42	44	54	65	68	58	43	41	41
Wed	40	39	40	42	44	43	42	43	44	45	58	66	69	60	44	41	41
Thu	40	40	40	43	44	43	42	43	42	45	58	68	70	62	47	41	41
Fri	40	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	50	61	68	62	53	45	41	40
Sat	40	38	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	44	45	44	44	44	41	41	40
Sun	40	39	39	38	38	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	40	42	43	43	42	43	42	44	52	57	59	48	42	41	41
Tue	41	40	40	43	44	43	42	42	42	44	54	65	68	58	43	41	41
Wed	40	39	40	42	44	43	42	43	44	45	58	66	69	60	44	41	41
Thu	40	40	40	43	44	43	42	43	42	45	58	68	70	62	47	41	41
Fri	40	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	50	61	68	62	53	45	41	40
Sat	40	38	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	44	45	44	44	44	41	41	40
Sun	40	39	39	38	38	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	40	40	42	43	43	42	43	42	44	52	57	59	48	42	41	41
Tue	41	40	40	43	44	43	42	42	42	44	54	65	68	58	43	41	41
Wed	40	39	40	42	44	43	42	43	44	45	58	66	69	60	44	41	41
Thu	40	40	40	43	44	43	42	43	42	45	58	68	70	62	47	41	41
Fri	40	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	50	61	68	62	53	45	41	40
Sat	40	38	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	44	45	44	44	44	41	41	40
Sun	40	39	39	38	38	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41