Best Time to Drive from Providence to Medford

Right now (6:06 am EST): about 54 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 50 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Medford 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	57	77	89	94	81	70	65	63	66	71	77	79	79	68	55	53	55
Tue	57	79	104	108	93	78	69	61	65	76	85	87	93	73	58	53	55
Wed	56	77	103	106	90	78	68	65	66	75	82	91	90	76	59	55	56
Thu	57	81	99	103	88	77	69	66	71	80	91	94	94	76	60	54	57
Fri	55	70	74	74	71	74	77	78	82	90	98	93	87	79	66	54	54
Sat	49	50	50	52	57	71	78	78	79	79	77	71	69	68	61	55	54
Sun	50	49	49	49	52	61	69	73	73	72	68	67	65	66	61	57	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Providence to Medford (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 112 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile 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 Medford 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 Medford?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 53 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Medford?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 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

Medford 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	57	77	89	94	81	70	65	63	66	71	77	79	79	68	55	53	55
Tue	57	79	104	108	93	78	69	61	65	76	85	87	93	73	58	53	55
Wed	56	77	103	106	90	78	68	65	66	75	82	91	90	76	59	55	56
Thu	57	81	99	103	88	77	69	66	71	80	91	94	94	76	60	54	57
Fri	55	70	74	74	71	74	77	78	82	90	98	93	87	79	66	54	54
Sat	49	50	50	52	57	71	78	78	79	79	77	71	69	68	61	55	54
Sun	50	49	49	49	52	61	69	73	73	72	68	67	65	66	61	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	89	94	81	70	65	63	66	71	77	79	79	68	55	53	55
Tue	57	79	104	108	93	78	69	61	65	76	85	87	93	73	58	53	55
Wed	56	77	103	106	90	78	68	65	66	75	82	91	90	76	59	55	56
Thu	57	81	99	103	88	77	69	66	71	80	91	94	94	76	60	54	57
Fri	55	70	74	74	71	74	77	78	82	90	98	93	87	79	66	54	54
Sat	49	50	50	52	57	71	78	78	79	79	77	71	69	68	61	55	54
Sun	50	49	49	49	52	61	69	73	73	72	68	67	65	66	61	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	89	94	81	70	65	63	66	71	77	79	79	68	55	53	55
Tue	57	79	104	108	93	78	69	61	65	76	85	87	93	73	58	53	55
Wed	56	77	103	106	90	78	68	65	66	75	82	91	90	76	59	55	56
Thu	57	81	99	103	88	77	69	66	71	80	91	94	94	76	60	54	57
Fri	55	70	74	74	71	74	77	78	82	90	98	93	87	79	66	54	54
Sat	49	50	50	52	57	71	78	78	79	79	77	71	69	68	61	55	54
Sun	50	49	49	49	52	61	69	73	73	72	68	67	65	66	61	57	56