Best Time to Drive from Pawtucket to Newton

Right now (10:05 pm EDT): about 39 minutes via I-95 North, usually 41 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pawtucket to Newton 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	38	45	52	63	50	44	44	42	42	44	43	42	43	41	40	39	40
Tue	38	47	65	79	62	48	43	42	42	43	44	44	48	44	40	40	41
Wed	38	46	63	74	59	48	45	43	42	45	46	46	48	44	40	40	41
Thu	39	48	60	72	57	47	44	43	43	46	47	47	48	45	40	40	41
Fri	38	43	46	46	46	45	45	47	47	51	50	49	48	45	41	40	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	41	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	40
Sun	38	38	37	37	38	39	42	43	42	42	41	42	43	42	41	41	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Pawtucket to Newton (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pawtucket to central Newton 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pawtucket to Newton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (40 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	52	63	50	44	44	42	42	44	43	42	43	41	40	39	40
Tue	38	47	65	79	62	48	43	42	42	43	44	44	48	44	40	40	41
Wed	38	46	63	74	59	48	45	43	42	45	46	46	48	44	40	40	41
Thu	39	48	60	72	57	47	44	43	43	46	47	47	48	45	40	40	41
Fri	38	43	46	46	46	45	45	47	47	51	50	49	48	45	41	40	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	41	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	40
Sun	38	38	37	37	38	39	42	43	42	42	41	42	43	42	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	52	63	50	44	44	42	42	44	43	42	43	41	40	39	40
Tue	38	47	65	79	62	48	43	42	42	43	44	44	48	44	40	40	41
Wed	38	46	63	74	59	48	45	43	42	45	46	46	48	44	40	40	41
Thu	39	48	60	72	57	47	44	43	43	46	47	47	48	45	40	40	41
Fri	38	43	46	46	46	45	45	47	47	51	50	49	48	45	41	40	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	41	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	40
Sun	38	38	37	37	38	39	42	43	42	42	41	42	43	42	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	52	63	50	44	44	42	42	44	43	42	43	41	40	39	40
Tue	38	47	65	79	62	48	43	42	42	43	44	44	48	44	40	40	41
Wed	38	46	63	74	59	48	45	43	42	45	46	46	48	44	40	40	41
Thu	39	48	60	72	57	47	44	43	43	46	47	47	48	45	40	40	41
Fri	38	43	46	46	46	45	45	47	47	51	50	49	48	45	41	40	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	41	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	40
Sun	38	38	37	37	38	39	42	43	42	42	41	42	43	42	41	41	40