Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Norwich to New Bedford
Right now (3:51 am EST): about 108 minutes via I-195 East, usually 97 at this time.
Only 19% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 97 | 98 | 99 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 99 | 104 | 103 |
| Tue | 96 | 98 | 101 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 102 | 104 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 100 | 101 |
| Wed | 97 | 98 | 100 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Thu | 97 | 98 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 103 | 105 |
| Fri | 97 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 105 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 97 |
| Sat | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 97 |
| Sun | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 100 | 103 | 105 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Norwich to New Bedford (via I-195 East) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).
About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 57 miles surface streets (32 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwich to central New Bedford 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 Norwich to New Bedford?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Norwich to New Bedford?
The 86-mile drive usually takes 96 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Norwich to New Bedford?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.