Best Time to Drive from Providence to Malden

Right now (12:35 am EST): about 57 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Malden 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	62	81	94	97	83	72	67	66	68	74	80	82	82	71	58	55	58
Tue	61	83	110	112	96	81	71	63	67	79	88	92	93	76	60	56	58
Wed	59	81	108	110	94	81	71	67	69	78	86	94	94	79	62	57	59
Thu	61	86	104	107	92	79	72	68	74	84	95	98	97	79	62	57	59
Fri	57	74	77	77	74	77	80	81	86	95	102	96	90	82	68	57	57
Sat	52	52	53	55	60	74	81	81	82	82	80	74	72	71	63	58	56
Sun	52	51	51	52	55	64	72	76	76	75	71	70	67	69	63	59	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Providence to Malden (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 Malden 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 Malden?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 55 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Malden?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (22 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Malden 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	62	81	94	97	83	72	67	66	68	74	80	82	82	71	58	55	58
Tue	61	83	110	112	96	81	71	63	67	79	88	92	93	76	60	56	58
Wed	59	81	108	110	94	81	71	67	69	78	86	94	94	79	62	57	59
Thu	61	86	104	107	92	79	72	68	74	84	95	98	97	79	62	57	59
Fri	57	74	77	77	74	77	80	81	86	95	102	96	90	82	68	57	57
Sat	52	52	53	55	60	74	81	81	82	82	80	74	72	71	63	58	56
Sun	52	51	51	52	55	64	72	76	76	75	71	70	67	69	63	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	81	94	97	83	72	67	66	68	74	80	82	82	71	58	55	58
Tue	61	83	110	112	96	81	71	63	67	79	88	92	93	76	60	56	58
Wed	59	81	108	110	94	81	71	67	69	78	86	94	94	79	62	57	59
Thu	61	86	104	107	92	79	72	68	74	84	95	98	97	79	62	57	59
Fri	57	74	77	77	74	77	80	81	86	95	102	96	90	82	68	57	57
Sat	52	52	53	55	60	74	81	81	82	82	80	74	72	71	63	58	56
Sun	52	51	51	52	55	64	72	76	76	75	71	70	67	69	63	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	81	94	97	83	72	67	66	68	74	80	82	82	71	58	55	58
Tue	61	83	110	112	96	81	71	63	67	79	88	92	93	76	60	56	58
Wed	59	81	108	110	94	81	71	67	69	78	86	94	94	79	62	57	59
Thu	61	86	104	107	92	79	72	68	74	84	95	98	97	79	62	57	59
Fri	57	74	77	77	74	77	80	81	86	95	102	96	90	82	68	57	57
Sat	52	52	53	55	60	74	81	81	82	82	80	74	72	71	63	58	56
Sun	52	51	51	52	55	64	72	76	76	75	71	70	67	69	63	59	58