Best Time to Drive from Providence to Boston

Right now (9:02 pm EDT): about 48 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 49 at this time.

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Providence to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (67 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Boston to Providence

Freeway, about 50 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 0.7 miles: about 1 minutes, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Boston along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Boston 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	52	69	79	83	73	64	58	56	57	63	67	66	68	61	49	47	49
Tue	51	71	93	98	85	71	60	54	55	64	68	70	76	65	51	47	49
Wed	51	69	89	94	83	70	62	59	56	62	69	71	74	66	52	48	50
Thu	53	72	88	92	79	69	61	58	59	66	73	75	77	67	52	49	51
Fri	50	63	65	65	63	65	66	66	68	76	80	77	75	70	56	47	48
Sat	44	44	45	45	49	61	66	65	66	66	63	60	58	58	52	49	48
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	55	59	62	63	63	59	56	54	56	52	49	49

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 Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Providence (return trip) · Providence to South Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	69	79	83	73	64	58	56	57	63	67	66	68	61	49	47	49
Tue	51	71	93	98	85	71	60	54	55	64	68	70	76	65	51	47	49
Wed	51	69	89	94	83	70	62	59	56	62	69	71	74	66	52	48	50
Thu	53	72	88	92	79	69	61	58	59	66	73	75	77	67	52	49	51
Fri	50	63	65	65	63	65	66	66	68	76	80	77	75	70	56	47	48
Sat	44	44	45	45	49	61	66	65	66	66	63	60	58	58	52	49	48
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	55	59	62	63	63	59	56	54	56	52	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	69	79	83	73	64	58	56	57	63	67	66	68	61	49	47	49
Tue	51	71	93	98	85	71	60	54	55	64	68	70	76	65	51	47	49
Wed	51	69	89	94	83	70	62	59	56	62	69	71	74	66	52	48	50
Thu	53	72	88	92	79	69	61	58	59	66	73	75	77	67	52	49	51
Fri	50	63	65	65	63	65	66	66	68	76	80	77	75	70	56	47	48
Sat	44	44	45	45	49	61	66	65	66	66	63	60	58	58	52	49	48
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	55	59	62	63	63	59	56	54	56	52	49	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	69	79	83	73	64	58	56	57	63	67	66	68	61	49	47	49
Tue	51	71	93	98	85	71	60	54	55	64	68	70	76	65	51	47	49
Wed	51	69	89	94	83	70	62	59	56	62	69	71	74	66	52	48	50
Thu	53	72	88	92	79	69	61	58	59	66	73	75	77	67	52	49	51
Fri	50	63	65	65	63	65	66	66	68	76	80	77	75	70	56	47	48
Sat	44	44	45	45	49	61	66	65	66	66	63	60	58	58	52	49	48
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	55	59	62	63	63	59	56	54	56	52	49	49