Best Time to Drive from Providence to Lexington

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via I-95 North, usually 51 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Lexington 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	49	57	65	75	60	55	55	53	53	56	58	56	58	52	50	50	51
Tue	48	59	78	91	73	59	54	53	53	57	61	61	64	54	51	50	51
Wed	49	58	75	84	68	58	56	54	53	59	63	62	65	56	51	51	51
Thu	49	60	73	82	68	58	55	54	54	63	66	65	66	57	51	51	52
Fri	48	54	58	58	57	57	57	60	61	70	69	65	62	57	51	51	50
Sat	48	47	48	48	49	52	57	55	56	56	54	53	52	51	51	50	49
Sun	48	48	47	47	48	49	52	54	53	53	52	52	53	52	52	52	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Providence to Lexington (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 91 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Lexington 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 Lexington?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Lexington?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (45 miles)

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More drives

Lexington 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	49	57	65	75	60	55	55	53	53	56	58	56	58	52	50	50	51
Tue	48	59	78	91	73	59	54	53	53	57	61	61	64	54	51	50	51
Wed	49	58	75	84	68	58	56	54	53	59	63	62	65	56	51	51	51
Thu	49	60	73	82	68	58	55	54	54	63	66	65	66	57	51	51	52
Fri	48	54	58	58	57	57	57	60	61	70	69	65	62	57	51	51	50
Sat	48	47	48	48	49	52	57	55	56	56	54	53	52	51	51	50	49
Sun	48	48	47	47	48	49	52	54	53	53	52	52	53	52	52	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	57	65	75	60	55	55	53	53	56	58	56	58	52	50	50	51
Tue	48	59	78	91	73	59	54	53	53	57	61	61	64	54	51	50	51
Wed	49	58	75	84	68	58	56	54	53	59	63	62	65	56	51	51	51
Thu	49	60	73	82	68	58	55	54	54	63	66	65	66	57	51	51	52
Fri	48	54	58	58	57	57	57	60	61	70	69	65	62	57	51	51	50
Sat	48	47	48	48	49	52	57	55	56	56	54	53	52	51	51	50	49
Sun	48	48	47	47	48	49	52	54	53	53	52	52	53	52	52	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	57	65	75	60	55	55	53	53	56	58	56	58	52	50	50	51
Tue	48	59	78	91	73	59	54	53	53	57	61	61	64	54	51	50	51
Wed	49	58	75	84	68	58	56	54	53	59	63	62	65	56	51	51	51
Thu	49	60	73	82	68	58	55	54	54	63	66	65	66	57	51	51	52
Fri	48	54	58	58	57	57	57	60	61	70	69	65	62	57	51	51	50
Sat	48	47	48	48	49	52	57	55	56	56	54	53	52	51	51	50	49
Sun	48	48	47	47	48	49	52	54	53	53	52	52	53	52	52	52	51