Best Time to Drive from Providence to Medford

Right now (3:48 am EDT): about 51 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	76	86	91	80	71	67	65	67	73	78	78	78	67	55	53	55
Tue	57	78	102	108	94	80	69	62	66	78	85	88	91	73	58	53	55
Wed	57	76	99	104	91	79	69	67	68	75	82	90	92	76	59	55	56
Thu	57	79	96	103	88	78	72	68	73	82	93	96	94	76	60	55	57
Fri	55	70	73	73	72	75	78	80	84	93	97	91	86	78	65	54	54
Sat	49	49	50	52	58	73	80	79	79	79	76	71	69	68	61	56	54
Sun	50	49	49	50	53	62	69	73	73	72	68	67	65	65	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 110 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (81 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 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 53 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Medford?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 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	76	86	91	80	71	67	65	67	73	78	78	78	67	55	53	55
Tue	57	78	102	108	94	80	69	62	66	78	85	88	91	73	58	53	55
Wed	57	76	99	104	91	79	69	67	68	75	82	90	92	76	59	55	56
Thu	57	79	96	103	88	78	72	68	73	82	93	96	94	76	60	55	57
Fri	55	70	73	73	72	75	78	80	84	93	97	91	86	78	65	54	54
Sat	49	49	50	52	58	73	80	79	79	79	76	71	69	68	61	56	54
Sun	50	49	49	50	53	62	69	73	73	72	68	67	65	65	61	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	76	86	91	80	71	67	65	67	73	78	78	78	67	55	53	55
Tue	57	78	102	108	94	80	69	62	66	78	85	88	91	73	58	53	55
Wed	57	76	99	104	91	79	69	67	68	75	82	90	92	76	59	55	56
Thu	57	79	96	103	88	78	72	68	73	82	93	96	94	76	60	55	57
Fri	55	70	73	73	72	75	78	80	84	93	97	91	86	78	65	54	54
Sat	49	49	50	52	58	73	80	79	79	79	76	71	69	68	61	56	54
Sun	50	49	49	50	53	62	69	73	73	72	68	67	65	65	61	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	76	86	91	80	71	67	65	67	73	78	78	78	67	55	53	55
Tue	57	78	102	108	94	80	69	62	66	78	85	88	91	73	58	53	55
Wed	57	76	99	104	91	79	69	67	68	75	82	90	92	76	59	55	56
Thu	57	79	96	103	88	78	72	68	73	82	93	96	94	76	60	55	57
Fri	55	70	73	73	72	75	78	80	84	93	97	91	86	78	65	54	54
Sat	49	49	50	52	58	73	80	79	79	79	76	71	69	68	61	56	54
Sun	50	49	49	50	53	62	69	73	73	72	68	67	65	65	61	57	56