Best Time to Drive from Providence to Gloucester

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 84 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 88 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Gloucester 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	87	113	130	128	115	103	98	96	99	108	115	114	111	99	86	85	88
Tue	87	117	147	144	128	112	101	94	98	112	121	124	122	104	88	86	88
Wed	86	114	142	140	124	111	103	99	100	111	123	126	123	107	90	87	89
Thu	87	119	143	137	121	110	103	100	105	117	129	132	127	108	90	87	90
Fri	85	104	110	106	104	108	112	115	119	131	135	130	122	111	95	85	85
Sat	80	80	80	83	89	107	116	113	113	111	108	102	100	98	91	86	85
Sun	80	79	78	79	82	94	102	107	104	102	98	96	95	98	92	89	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Providence to Gloucester (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 149 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 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 87 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Gloucester 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 Gloucester?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 84 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Gloucester?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (33 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (26 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

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More drives

Gloucester 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	87	113	130	128	115	103	98	96	99	108	115	114	111	99	86	85	88
Tue	87	117	147	144	128	112	101	94	98	112	121	124	122	104	88	86	88
Wed	86	114	142	140	124	111	103	99	100	111	123	126	123	107	90	87	89
Thu	87	119	143	137	121	110	103	100	105	117	129	132	127	108	90	87	90
Fri	85	104	110	106	104	108	112	115	119	131	135	130	122	111	95	85	85
Sat	80	80	80	83	89	107	116	113	113	111	108	102	100	98	91	86	85
Sun	80	79	78	79	82	94	102	107	104	102	98	96	95	98	92	89	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	113	130	128	115	103	98	96	99	108	115	114	111	99	86	85	88
Tue	87	117	147	144	128	112	101	94	98	112	121	124	122	104	88	86	88
Wed	86	114	142	140	124	111	103	99	100	111	123	126	123	107	90	87	89
Thu	87	119	143	137	121	110	103	100	105	117	129	132	127	108	90	87	90
Fri	85	104	110	106	104	108	112	115	119	131	135	130	122	111	95	85	85
Sat	80	80	80	83	89	107	116	113	113	111	108	102	100	98	91	86	85
Sun	80	79	78	79	82	94	102	107	104	102	98	96	95	98	92	89	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	113	130	128	115	103	98	96	99	108	115	114	111	99	86	85	88
Tue	87	117	147	144	128	112	101	94	98	112	121	124	122	104	88	86	88
Wed	86	114	142	140	124	111	103	99	100	111	123	126	123	107	90	87	89
Thu	87	119	143	137	121	110	103	100	105	117	129	132	127	108	90	87	90
Fri	85	104	110	106	104	108	112	115	119	131	135	130	122	111	95	85	85
Sat	80	80	80	83	89	107	116	113	113	111	108	102	100	98	91	86	85
Sun	80	79	78	79	82	94	102	107	104	102	98	96	95	98	92	89	89