Best Time to Drive from Providence to Boston

Right now (7:19 am EDT): about 97 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 101 at this time.

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	70	82	85	74	63	57	55	56	62	67	65	68	61	49	47	49
Tue	52	71	96	100	86	70	59	53	55	63	68	69	74	65	51	47	49
Wed	51	70	92	96	83	70	60	57	56	62	69	71	75	68	52	48	50
Thu	52	72	90	94	79	68	60	57	59	65	74	75	78	68	52	49	50
Fri	50	64	66	66	63	65	65	66	67	76	80	78	77	72	57	48	48
Sat	44	44	45	46	50	61	67	65	67	66	66	62	61	60	53	49	48
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	54	60	63	63	63	59	57	57	59	54	50	49

About this drive

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 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.7 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Boston 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 Boston?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

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 · 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 · Providence to Framingham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	82	85	74	63	57	55	56	62	67	65	68	61	49	47	49
Tue	52	71	96	100	86	70	59	53	55	63	68	69	74	65	51	47	49
Wed	51	70	92	96	83	70	60	57	56	62	69	71	75	68	52	48	50
Thu	52	72	90	94	79	68	60	57	59	65	74	75	78	68	52	49	50
Fri	50	64	66	66	63	65	65	66	67	76	80	78	77	72	57	48	48
Sat	44	44	45	46	50	61	67	65	67	66	66	62	61	60	53	49	48
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	54	60	63	63	63	59	57	57	59	54	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	82	85	74	63	57	55	56	62	67	65	68	61	49	47	49
Tue	52	71	96	100	86	70	59	53	55	63	68	69	74	65	51	47	49
Wed	51	70	92	96	83	70	60	57	56	62	69	71	75	68	52	48	50
Thu	52	72	90	94	79	68	60	57	59	65	74	75	78	68	52	49	50
Fri	50	64	66	66	63	65	65	66	67	76	80	78	77	72	57	48	48
Sat	44	44	45	46	50	61	67	65	67	66	66	62	61	60	53	49	48
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	54	60	63	63	63	59	57	57	59	54	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	82	85	74	63	57	55	56	62	67	65	68	61	49	47	49
Tue	52	71	96	100	86	70	59	53	55	63	68	69	74	65	51	47	49
Wed	51	70	92	96	83	70	60	57	56	62	69	71	75	68	52	48	50
Thu	52	72	90	94	79	68	60	57	59	65	74	75	78	68	52	49	50
Fri	50	64	66	66	63	65	65	66	67	76	80	78	77	72	57	48	48
Sat	44	44	45	46	50	61	67	65	67	66	66	62	61	60	53	49	48
Sun	44	44	43	44	46	54	60	63	63	63	59	57	57	59	54	50	49