Best Time to Drive from Pawtucket to Boston

Right now (10:17 pm EDT): about 50 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North.

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	65	74	79	70	60	54	52	53	60	61	60	62	56	46	44	45
Tue	44	68	87	95	81	67	56	50	51	58	61	63	67	61	48	43	45
Wed	44	66	86	90	80	67	58	54	52	58	63	64	67	62	49	44	46
Thu	48	68	83	89	77	65	57	54	55	61	66	67	70	62	49	44	46
Fri	43	59	61	61	59	60	62	62	64	71	74	71	70	66	53	44	44
Sat	40	41	41	42	45	56	63	63	63	61	60	57	56	55	49	45	44
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	50	56	59	59	58	54	52	53	54	49	46	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 95 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (65 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 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pawtucket to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Boston to Pawtucket (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	45	65	74	79	70	60	54	52	53	60	61	60	62	56	46	44	45
Tue	44	68	87	95	81	67	56	50	51	58	61	63	67	61	48	43	45
Wed	44	66	86	90	80	67	58	54	52	58	63	64	67	62	49	44	46
Thu	48	68	83	89	77	65	57	54	55	61	66	67	70	62	49	44	46
Fri	43	59	61	61	59	60	62	62	64	71	74	71	70	66	53	44	44
Sat	40	41	41	42	45	56	63	63	63	61	60	57	56	55	49	45	44
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	50	56	59	59	58	54	52	53	54	49	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	65	74	79	70	60	54	52	53	60	61	60	62	56	46	44	45
Tue	44	68	87	95	81	67	56	50	51	58	61	63	67	61	48	43	45
Wed	44	66	86	90	80	67	58	54	52	58	63	64	67	62	49	44	46
Thu	48	68	83	89	77	65	57	54	55	61	66	67	70	62	49	44	46
Fri	43	59	61	61	59	60	62	62	64	71	74	71	70	66	53	44	44
Sat	40	41	41	42	45	56	63	63	63	61	60	57	56	55	49	45	44
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	50	56	59	59	58	54	52	53	54	49	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	65	74	79	70	60	54	52	53	60	61	60	62	56	46	44	45
Tue	44	68	87	95	81	67	56	50	51	58	61	63	67	61	48	43	45
Wed	44	66	86	90	80	67	58	54	52	58	63	64	67	62	49	44	46
Thu	48	68	83	89	77	65	57	54	55	61	66	67	70	62	49	44	46
Fri	43	59	61	61	59	60	62	62	64	71	74	71	70	66	53	44	44
Sat	40	41	41	42	45	56	63	63	63	61	60	57	56	55	49	45	44
Sun	41	40	40	40	42	50	56	59	59	58	54	52	53	54	49	46	45