Best Time to Drive from Pawtucket to New Bedford

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 42 minutes via I-195 East, usually 37 at this time.

Only 50% 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 New Bedford 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	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	36	34	39	38
Tue	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	38	40	36	35	37	37
Wed	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	38	37	35	38	39
Thu	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	39	37	35	37	39
Fri	35	35	35	36	35	36	37	36	36	36	38	41	40	37	35	35	35
Sat	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	36
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	35	38	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Pawtucket to New Bedford (via I-195 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (39 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket to New Bedford?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pawtucket to New Bedford?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 34 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pawtucket to New Bedford?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

More drives

New Bedford to Pawtucket (return trip) · Pawtucket to Boston · Pawtucket to Lowell · Pawtucket to Dorchester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	36	34	39	38
Tue	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	38	40	36	35	37	37
Wed	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	38	37	35	38	39
Thu	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	39	37	35	37	39
Fri	35	35	35	36	35	36	37	36	36	36	38	41	40	37	35	35	35
Sat	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	36
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	35	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	36	34	39	38
Tue	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	38	40	36	35	37	37
Wed	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	38	37	35	38	39
Thu	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	39	37	35	37	39
Fri	35	35	35	36	35	36	37	36	36	36	38	41	40	37	35	35	35
Sat	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	36
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	35	38	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	36	34	39	38
Tue	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	38	40	36	35	37	37
Wed	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	39	38	37	35	38	39
Thu	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	39	37	35	37	39
Fri	35	35	35	36	35	36	37	36	36	36	38	41	40	37	35	35	35
Sat	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	36
Sun	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	35	38	39