Best Time to Drive from Pawtucket to Boston

Right now (5:47 am EST): about 42 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 40 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pawtucket 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	45	66	76	81	72	59	54	51	51	58	61	59	62	57	46	44	45
Tue	44	68	91	96	81	67	55	49	51	58	61	63	67	61	48	44	45
Wed	44	66	88	92	80	66	56	53	52	58	63	63	66	62	49	44	45
Thu	48	68	86	89	77	65	56	53	55	61	66	67	70	63	50	44	46
Fri	43	60	63	62	59	60	61	61	63	69	72	71	69	67	53	44	44
Sat	40	41	41	42	44	56	62	61	62	61	61	58	56	56	49	45	45
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	49	56	59	59	58	55	53	53	55	50	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Pawtucket to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket to Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pawtucket to Boston?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pawtucket to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (27 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Pawtucket (return trip) · Pawtucket to Lowell · Pawtucket to New Bedford · Pawtucket to Dorchester · Pawtucket to Brockton · Pawtucket to Fall River · Pawtucket to Quincy · Pawtucket to Lynn · Pawtucket to Newton · Pawtucket to Nashua · Pawtucket to Lawrence · Pawtucket to Framingham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	66	76	81	72	59	54	51	51	58	61	59	62	57	46	44	45
Tue	44	68	91	96	81	67	55	49	51	58	61	63	67	61	48	44	45
Wed	44	66	88	92	80	66	56	53	52	58	63	63	66	62	49	44	45
Thu	48	68	86	89	77	65	56	53	55	61	66	67	70	63	50	44	46
Fri	43	60	63	62	59	60	61	61	63	69	72	71	69	67	53	44	44
Sat	40	41	41	42	44	56	62	61	62	61	61	58	56	56	49	45	45
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	49	56	59	59	58	55	53	53	55	50	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	66	76	81	72	59	54	51	51	58	61	59	62	57	46	44	45
Tue	44	68	91	96	81	67	55	49	51	58	61	63	67	61	48	44	45
Wed	44	66	88	92	80	66	56	53	52	58	63	63	66	62	49	44	45
Thu	48	68	86	89	77	65	56	53	55	61	66	67	70	63	50	44	46
Fri	43	60	63	62	59	60	61	61	63	69	72	71	69	67	53	44	44
Sat	40	41	41	42	44	56	62	61	62	61	61	58	56	56	49	45	45
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	49	56	59	59	58	55	53	53	55	50	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	66	76	81	72	59	54	51	51	58	61	59	62	57	46	44	45
Tue	44	68	91	96	81	67	55	49	51	58	61	63	67	61	48	44	45
Wed	44	66	88	92	80	66	56	53	52	58	63	63	66	62	49	44	45
Thu	48	68	86	89	77	65	56	53	55	61	66	67	70	63	50	44	46
Fri	43	60	63	62	59	60	61	61	63	69	72	71	69	67	53	44	44
Sat	40	41	41	42	44	56	62	61	62	61	61	58	56	56	49	45	45
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	49	56	59	59	58	55	53	53	55	50	47	45