Best Time to Drive from Providence to Marlborough

Right now (10:49 pm EDT): about 49 minutes via I-495 North and I-95 North.

Only 66% 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 Marlborough 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	47	50	53	59	51	51	49	49	49	49	51	52	51	48	47	47	48
Tue	47	52	59	65	56	50	49	49	49	49	51	54	54	49	48	48	48
Wed	47	51	57	64	54	50	50	49	49	49	52	54	54	51	47	48	48
Thu	47	52	56	61	54	50	49	49	49	49	54	57	56	51	48	48	48
Fri	47	49	51	51	49	50	50	50	50	51	54	54	53	50	48	47	47
Sat	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	48	47	47	47	46	47	47
Sun	46	46	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Providence to Marlborough (via I-495 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Marlborough 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 Marlborough?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 47 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Marlborough?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (29 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (11 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Marlborough 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
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Tue	47	52	59	65	56	50	49	49	49	49	51	54	54	49	48	48	48
Wed	47	51	57	64	54	50	50	49	49	49	52	54	54	51	47	48	48
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