Best Time to Drive from Providence to Brookline

Right now (9:48 pm EDT): about 45 minutes via I-95 North, usually 47 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Brookline 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	45	54	62	69	55	51	52	49	50	50	50	50	51	48	46	46	47
Tue	46	57	74	85	66	53	50	49	49	50	51	52	56	49	47	47	48
Wed	46	55	71	78	62	53	52	50	49	51	52	53	54	51	47	47	48
Thu	46	58	69	78	63	53	51	50	49	53	54	54	56	51	47	47	48
Fri	45	51	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	57	56	52	48	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	50	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	46
Sun	45	45	44	44	45	47	49	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	47	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Providence to Brookline (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 85 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Brookline 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 Brookline?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Brookline?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (39 miles)

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More drives

Brookline 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	45	54	62	69	55	51	52	49	50	50	50	50	51	48	46	46	47
Tue	46	57	74	85	66	53	50	49	49	50	51	52	56	49	47	47	48
Wed	46	55	71	78	62	53	52	50	49	51	52	53	54	51	47	47	48
Thu	46	58	69	78	63	53	51	50	49	53	54	54	56	51	47	47	48
Fri	45	51	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	57	56	52	48	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	50	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	46
Sun	45	45	44	44	45	47	49	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	47	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	54	62	69	55	51	52	49	50	50	50	50	51	48	46	46	47
Tue	46	57	74	85	66	53	50	49	49	50	51	52	56	49	47	47	48
Wed	46	55	71	78	62	53	52	50	49	51	52	53	54	51	47	47	48
Thu	46	58	69	78	63	53	51	50	49	53	54	54	56	51	47	47	48
Fri	45	51	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	57	56	52	48	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	50	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	46
Sun	45	45	44	44	45	47	49	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	47	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	54	62	69	55	51	52	49	50	50	50	50	51	48	46	46	47
Tue	46	57	74	85	66	53	50	49	49	50	51	52	56	49	47	47	48
Wed	46	55	71	78	62	53	52	50	49	51	52	53	54	51	47	47	48
Thu	46	58	69	78	63	53	51	50	49	53	54	54	56	51	47	47	48
Fri	45	51	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	57	56	52	48	47	47
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	50	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	46
Sun	45	45	44	44	45	47	49	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	47	47