Best Time to Drive from Providence to Arlington

Right now (11:52 pm EDT): about 55 minutes via I-95 North.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Arlington 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	51	60	70	79	64	58	58	57	57	60	63	61	62	55	53	53	54
Tue	51	62	82	95	77	63	58	57	57	62	66	66	70	58	54	54	55
Wed	51	61	79	89	73	63	60	57	57	64	69	68	70	59	54	54	55
Thu	52	63	77	87	73	62	59	58	58	70	73	71	72	60	54	55	55
Fri	51	57	61	62	61	60	61	64	67	76	74	70	66	60	55	54	53
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	55	60	59	59	59	58	57	55	54	54	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	50	51	53	55	58	56	56	55	56	56	56	55	55	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Providence to Arlington (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 95 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Arlington 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 Providence to Arlington?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Providence to Arlington?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Arlington?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (48 miles)

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More drives

Arlington to Providence (return trip) · Providence to Boston · Providence to South Boston · Providence to Lowell · Providence to New Bedford · Providence to Brockton · Providence to Fall River · Providence to Quincy · Providence to Lynn · Providence to Newton · Providence to Nashua · Providence 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	51	60	70	79	64	58	58	57	57	60	63	61	62	55	53	53	54
Tue	51	62	82	95	77	63	58	57	57	62	66	66	70	58	54	54	55
Wed	51	61	79	89	73	63	60	57	57	64	69	68	70	59	54	54	55
Thu	52	63	77	87	73	62	59	58	58	70	73	71	72	60	54	55	55
Fri	51	57	61	62	61	60	61	64	67	76	74	70	66	60	55	54	53
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	55	60	59	59	59	58	57	55	54	54	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	50	51	53	55	58	56	56	55	56	56	56	55	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	70	79	64	58	58	57	57	60	63	61	62	55	53	53	54
Tue	51	62	82	95	77	63	58	57	57	62	66	66	70	58	54	54	55
Wed	51	61	79	89	73	63	60	57	57	64	69	68	70	59	54	54	55
Thu	52	63	77	87	73	62	59	58	58	70	73	71	72	60	54	55	55
Fri	51	57	61	62	61	60	61	64	67	76	74	70	66	60	55	54	53
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	55	60	59	59	59	58	57	55	54	54	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	50	51	53	55	58	56	56	55	56	56	56	55	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	60	70	79	64	58	58	57	57	60	63	61	62	55	53	53	54
Tue	51	62	82	95	77	63	58	57	57	62	66	66	70	58	54	54	55
Wed	51	61	79	89	73	63	60	57	57	64	69	68	70	59	54	54	55
Thu	52	63	77	87	73	62	59	58	58	70	73	71	72	60	54	55	55
Fri	51	57	61	62	61	60	61	64	67	76	74	70	66	60	55	54	53
Sat	50	50	51	51	52	55	60	59	59	59	58	57	55	54	54	53	53
Sun	51	50	50	50	51	53	55	58	56	56	55	56	56	56	55	55	55