Best Time to Drive from Pawtucket to Waltham

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 42 minutes via I-95 North, usually 43 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pawtucket to Waltham 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	40	48	55	68	53	47	46	44	44	47	46	45	46	43	42	42	42
Tue	40	49	68	83	65	51	45	44	44	47	48	48	51	46	42	42	43
Wed	40	49	66	78	62	49	47	45	44	48	49	49	51	46	42	42	43
Thu	41	50	63	76	61	49	46	46	45	51	51	50	51	47	42	42	43
Fri	40	45	49	49	48	47	48	50	50	55	54	52	50	47	43	42	42
Sat	40	39	40	40	41	43	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	42	42
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	44	45	44	44	44	44	45	44	43	43	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Pawtucket to Waltham (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 83 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 Waltham 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pawtucket to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (42 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	55	68	53	47	46	44	44	47	46	45	46	43	42	42	42
Tue	40	49	68	83	65	51	45	44	44	47	48	48	51	46	42	42	43
Wed	40	49	66	78	62	49	47	45	44	48	49	49	51	46	42	42	43
Thu	41	50	63	76	61	49	46	46	45	51	51	50	51	47	42	42	43
Fri	40	45	49	49	48	47	48	50	50	55	54	52	50	47	43	42	42
Sat	40	39	40	40	41	43	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	42	42
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	44	45	44	44	44	44	45	44	43	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	55	68	53	47	46	44	44	47	46	45	46	43	42	42	42
Tue	40	49	68	83	65	51	45	44	44	47	48	48	51	46	42	42	43
Wed	40	49	66	78	62	49	47	45	44	48	49	49	51	46	42	42	43
Thu	41	50	63	76	61	49	46	46	45	51	51	50	51	47	42	42	43
Fri	40	45	49	49	48	47	48	50	50	55	54	52	50	47	43	42	42
Sat	40	39	40	40	41	43	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	42	42
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	44	45	44	44	44	44	45	44	43	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	55	68	53	47	46	44	44	47	46	45	46	43	42	42	42
Tue	40	49	68	83	65	51	45	44	44	47	48	48	51	46	42	42	43
Wed	40	49	66	78	62	49	47	45	44	48	49	49	51	46	42	42	43
Thu	41	50	63	76	61	49	46	46	45	51	51	50	51	47	42	42	43
Fri	40	45	49	49	48	47	48	50	50	55	54	52	50	47	43	42	42
Sat	40	39	40	40	41	43	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	42	42
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	44	45	44	44	44	44	45	44	43	43	42