Best Time to Drive from North Providence to Boston

Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 81 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North.

Only 74% 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 North Providence 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	74	88	101	101	87	79	73	71	75	81	81	80	83	75	63	62	64
Tue	75	96	124	117	102	84	73	69	72	81	82	87	91	78	64	63	65
Wed	73	93	116	114	99	84	77	73	73	80	84	86	89	82	65	64	66
Thu	74	94	115	110	95	83	76	74	77	84	87	90	91	82	65	64	67
Fri	70	82	83	83	80	83	84	83	85	92	95	95	94	87	68	63	65
Sat	59	59	61	62	68	78	85	83	82	82	78	75	75	74	67	64	64
Sun	60	59	59	60	64	73	78	79	78	77	74	72	72	71	70	66	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from North Providence to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Providence 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 Providence to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 62 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Providence to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (30 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

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Boston to North Providence (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	88	101	101	87	79	73	71	75	81	81	80	83	75	63	62	64
Tue	75	96	124	117	102	84	73	69	72	81	82	87	91	78	64	63	65
Wed	73	93	116	114	99	84	77	73	73	80	84	86	89	82	65	64	66
Thu	74	94	115	110	95	83	76	74	77	84	87	90	91	82	65	64	67
Fri	70	82	83	83	80	83	84	83	85	92	95	95	94	87	68	63	65
Sat	59	59	61	62	68	78	85	83	82	82	78	75	75	74	67	64	64
Sun	60	59	59	60	64	73	78	79	78	77	74	72	72	71	70	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	88	101	101	87	79	73	71	75	81	81	80	83	75	63	62	64
Tue	75	96	124	117	102	84	73	69	72	81	82	87	91	78	64	63	65
Wed	73	93	116	114	99	84	77	73	73	80	84	86	89	82	65	64	66
Thu	74	94	115	110	95	83	76	74	77	84	87	90	91	82	65	64	67
Fri	70	82	83	83	80	83	84	83	85	92	95	95	94	87	68	63	65
Sat	59	59	61	62	68	78	85	83	82	82	78	75	75	74	67	64	64
Sun	60	59	59	60	64	73	78	79	78	77	74	72	72	71	70	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	88	101	101	87	79	73	71	75	81	81	80	83	75	63	62	64
Tue	75	96	124	117	102	84	73	69	72	81	82	87	91	78	64	63	65
Wed	73	93	116	114	99	84	77	73	73	80	84	86	89	82	65	64	66
Thu	74	94	115	110	95	83	76	74	77	84	87	90	91	82	65	64	67
Fri	70	82	83	83	80	83	84	83	85	92	95	95	94	87	68	63	65
Sat	59	59	61	62	68	78	85	83	82	82	78	75	75	74	67	64	64
Sun	60	59	59	60	64	73	78	79	78	77	74	72	72	71	70	66	65