Best Time to Drive from Providence to Chelmsford

Right now (8:49 pm EDT): about 69 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 78% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Providence to Chelmsford (via I-495 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile 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 Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 68 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Chelmsford?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (55 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (11 miles)

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