Best Time to Drive from Pawtucket to Malden

Right now (10:07 pm EST): about 56 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 54 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pawtucket to Malden 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	53	78	88	93	82	69	65	63	64	72	77	77	76	66	55	52	54
Tue	53	80	105	111	94	79	69	60	64	76	83	85	89	72	57	52	53
Wed	52	78	102	108	92	78	67	65	66	75	82	86	88	75	59	53	54
Thu	55	80	100	104	89	76	69	66	71	81	90	93	92	74	60	53	55
Fri	51	69	73	73	69	73	76	78	83	91	96	91	84	78	65	53	53
Sat	48	48	49	50	54	69	78	78	78	77	76	71	69	67	60	54	53
Sun	48	47	47	48	50	59	69	72	73	73	68	66	65	66	60	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Pawtucket to Malden (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 114 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pawtucket to central Malden 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 Malden?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 51 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pawtucket to Malden?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (27 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (22 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Malden 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 Lawrence

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	78	88	93	82	69	65	63	64	72	77	77	76	66	55	52	54
Tue	53	80	105	111	94	79	69	60	64	76	83	85	89	72	57	52	53
Wed	52	78	102	108	92	78	67	65	66	75	82	86	88	75	59	53	54
Thu	55	80	100	104	89	76	69	66	71	81	90	93	92	74	60	53	55
Fri	51	69	73	73	69	73	76	78	83	91	96	91	84	78	65	53	53
Sat	48	48	49	50	54	69	78	78	78	77	76	71	69	67	60	54	53
Sun	48	47	47	48	50	59	69	72	73	73	68	66	65	66	60	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	78	88	93	82	69	65	63	64	72	77	77	76	66	55	52	54
Tue	53	80	105	111	94	79	69	60	64	76	83	85	89	72	57	52	53
Wed	52	78	102	108	92	78	67	65	66	75	82	86	88	75	59	53	54
Thu	55	80	100	104	89	76	69	66	71	81	90	93	92	74	60	53	55
Fri	51	69	73	73	69	73	76	78	83	91	96	91	84	78	65	53	53
Sat	48	48	49	50	54	69	78	78	78	77	76	71	69	67	60	54	53
Sun	48	47	47	48	50	59	69	72	73	73	68	66	65	66	60	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	78	88	93	82	69	65	63	64	72	77	77	76	66	55	52	54
Tue	53	80	105	111	94	79	69	60	64	76	83	85	89	72	57	52	53
Wed	52	78	102	108	92	78	67	65	66	75	82	86	88	75	59	53	54
Thu	55	80	100	104	89	76	69	66	71	81	90	93	92	74	60	53	55
Fri	51	69	73	73	69	73	76	78	83	91	96	91	84	78	65	53	53
Sat	48	48	49	50	54	69	78	78	78	77	76	71	69	67	60	54	53
Sun	48	47	47	48	50	59	69	72	73	73	68	66	65	66	60	56	54