Best Time to Drive from Pawtucket to Lawrence

Right now (6:21 pm EST): about 85 minutes via I-495 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Pawtucket to Lawrence 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	80	85	95	96	85	84	83	82	81	85	90	88	85	79	79	79	81
Tue	80	88	106	105	91	83	82	81	81	85	91	94	91	81	79	80	82
Wed	80	87	101	103	93	85	84	82	82	87	93	97	91	81	79	80	83
Thu	80	88	99	99	89	84	82	82	83	91	100	105	97	84	79	80	81
Fri	79	82	84	84	83	86	86	89	92	100	107	102	92	83	79	79	79
Sat	78	77	76	77	77	81	82	83	83	81	80	78	78	78	77	77	77
Sun	78	76	75	74	75	77	78	80	78	78	77	76	77	77	79	79	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Pawtucket to Lawrence (via I-495 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pawtucket to central Lawrence 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 Lawrence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 79 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pawtucket to Lawrence?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (66 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (13 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lawrence to Pawtucket (return trip) · Pawtucket to Boston · 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 Framingham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	85	95	96	85	84	83	82	81	85	90	88	85	79	79	79	81
Tue	80	88	106	105	91	83	82	81	81	85	91	94	91	81	79	80	82
Wed	80	87	101	103	93	85	84	82	82	87	93	97	91	81	79	80	83
Thu	80	88	99	99	89	84	82	82	83	91	100	105	97	84	79	80	81
Fri	79	82	84	84	83	86	86	89	92	100	107	102	92	83	79	79	79
Sat	78	77	76	77	77	81	82	83	83	81	80	78	78	78	77	77	77
Sun	78	76	75	74	75	77	78	80	78	78	77	76	77	77	79	79	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	85	95	96	85	84	83	82	81	85	90	88	85	79	79	79	81
Tue	80	88	106	105	91	83	82	81	81	85	91	94	91	81	79	80	82
Wed	80	87	101	103	93	85	84	82	82	87	93	97	91	81	79	80	83
Thu	80	88	99	99	89	84	82	82	83	91	100	105	97	84	79	80	81
Fri	79	82	84	84	83	86	86	89	92	100	107	102	92	83	79	79	79
Sat	78	77	76	77	77	81	82	83	83	81	80	78	78	78	77	77	77
Sun	78	76	75	74	75	77	78	80	78	78	77	76	77	77	79	79	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	85	95	96	85	84	83	82	81	85	90	88	85	79	79	79	81
Tue	80	88	106	105	91	83	82	81	81	85	91	94	91	81	79	80	82
Wed	80	87	101	103	93	85	84	82	82	87	93	97	91	81	79	80	83
Thu	80	88	99	99	89	84	82	82	83	91	100	105	97	84	79	80	81
Fri	79	82	84	84	83	86	86	89	92	100	107	102	92	83	79	79	79
Sat	78	77	76	77	77	81	82	83	83	81	80	78	78	78	77	77	77
Sun	78	76	75	74	75	77	78	80	78	78	77	76	77	77	79	79	82