Best Time to Drive from Providence to Lawrence

Right now (10:36 pm EST): about 86 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North.

Only 75% 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Lawrence 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	84	89	99	101	89	88	87	86	85	89	96	94	91	84	83	84	85
Tue	84	93	110	109	94	87	86	85	85	90	97	101	96	86	83	84	87
Wed	84	92	106	108	96	90	88	86	86	91	100	103	96	87	83	84	87
Thu	84	93	103	105	94	88	86	86	88	97	107	113	103	89	83	84	86
Fri	82	86	89	88	87	90	91	94	98	107	115	108	97	88	83	83	83
Sat	82	80	80	80	81	86	86	87	87	85	85	83	82	82	81	82	81
Sun	82	80	79	78	79	81	82	84	82	82	81	81	81	81	83	84	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Providence to Lawrence (via I-495 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 84 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Lawrence 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 Lawrence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 82 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Lawrence?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (66 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lawrence 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 Framingham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	89	99	101	89	88	87	86	85	89	96	94	91	84	83	84	85
Tue	84	93	110	109	94	87	86	85	85	90	97	101	96	86	83	84	87
Wed	84	92	106	108	96	90	88	86	86	91	100	103	96	87	83	84	87
Thu	84	93	103	105	94	88	86	86	88	97	107	113	103	89	83	84	86
Fri	82	86	89	88	87	90	91	94	98	107	115	108	97	88	83	83	83
Sat	82	80	80	80	81	86	86	87	87	85	85	83	82	82	81	82	81
Sun	82	80	79	78	79	81	82	84	82	82	81	81	81	81	83	84	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	89	99	101	89	88	87	86	85	89	96	94	91	84	83	84	85
Tue	84	93	110	109	94	87	86	85	85	90	97	101	96	86	83	84	87
Wed	84	92	106	108	96	90	88	86	86	91	100	103	96	87	83	84	87
Thu	84	93	103	105	94	88	86	86	88	97	107	113	103	89	83	84	86
Fri	82	86	89	88	87	90	91	94	98	107	115	108	97	88	83	83	83
Sat	82	80	80	80	81	86	86	87	87	85	85	83	82	82	81	82	81
Sun	82	80	79	78	79	81	82	84	82	82	81	81	81	81	83	84	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	89	99	101	89	88	87	86	85	89	96	94	91	84	83	84	85
Tue	84	93	110	109	94	87	86	85	85	90	97	101	96	86	83	84	87
Wed	84	92	106	108	96	90	88	86	86	91	100	103	96	87	83	84	87
Thu	84	93	103	105	94	88	86	86	88	97	107	113	103	89	83	84	86
Fri	82	86	89	88	87	90	91	94	98	107	115	108	97	88	83	83	83
Sat	82	80	80	80	81	86	86	87	87	85	85	83	82	82	81	82	81
Sun	82	80	79	78	79	81	82	84	82	82	81	81	81	81	83	84	87