Best Time to Drive from North Kingstown to Boston

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 75 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 80 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from North Kingstown to Boston 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	89	103	114	114	97	92	87	86	89	97	104	107	105	87	75	75	77
Tue	90	117	140	133	111	95	85	83	87	97	108	116	114	89	77	76	79
Wed	89	112	132	129	107	96	88	87	89	96	110	119	116	95	77	77	79
Thu	89	115	127	124	106	93	88	86	91	102	116	126	122	97	78	78	82
Fri	82	94	96	95	93	96	96	96	107	118	126	126	118	99	79	75	78
Sat	71	71	72	74	83	91	97	98	95	98	94	93	88	85	79	77	77
Sun	72	71	70	71	77	85	89	91	91	91	86	85	84	83	82	79	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from North Kingstown to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Kingstown to central Boston 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 North Kingstown to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Kingstown to Boston?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 75 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Kingstown to Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	103	114	114	97	92	87	86	89	97	104	107	105	87	75	75	77
Tue	90	117	140	133	111	95	85	83	87	97	108	116	114	89	77	76	79
Wed	89	112	132	129	107	96	88	87	89	96	110	119	116	95	77	77	79
Thu	89	115	127	124	106	93	88	86	91	102	116	126	122	97	78	78	82
Fri	82	94	96	95	93	96	96	96	107	118	126	126	118	99	79	75	78
Sat	71	71	72	74	83	91	97	98	95	98	94	93	88	85	79	77	77
Sun	72	71	70	71	77	85	89	91	91	91	86	85	84	83	82	79	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	103	114	114	97	92	87	86	89	97	104	107	105	87	75	75	77
Tue	90	117	140	133	111	95	85	83	87	97	108	116	114	89	77	76	79
Wed	89	112	132	129	107	96	88	87	89	96	110	119	116	95	77	77	79
Thu	89	115	127	124	106	93	88	86	91	102	116	126	122	97	78	78	82
Fri	82	94	96	95	93	96	96	96	107	118	126	126	118	99	79	75	78
Sat	71	71	72	74	83	91	97	98	95	98	94	93	88	85	79	77	77
Sun	72	71	70	71	77	85	89	91	91	91	86	85	84	83	82	79	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	103	114	114	97	92	87	86	89	97	104	107	105	87	75	75	77
Tue	90	117	140	133	111	95	85	83	87	97	108	116	114	89	77	76	79
Wed	89	112	132	129	107	96	88	87	89	96	110	119	116	95	77	77	79
Thu	89	115	127	124	106	93	88	86	91	102	116	126	122	97	78	78	82
Fri	82	94	96	95	93	96	96	96	107	118	126	126	118	99	79	75	78
Sat	71	71	72	74	83	91	97	98	95	98	94	93	88	85	79	77	77
Sun	72	71	70	71	77	85	89	91	91	91	86	85	84	83	82	79	79