Best Time to Drive from Providence to Needham

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 38 minutes via I-95 North, usually 39 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Needham 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	38	48	56	58	47	43	43	41	42	42	43	43	44	40	39	39	39
Tue	38	50	67	69	54	45	42	41	41	42	44	45	47	42	39	39	40
Wed	38	49	67	65	51	45	44	42	41	43	45	45	47	44	40	39	40
Thu	38	50	65	62	51	44	43	42	42	43	46	47	49	44	40	40	40
Fri	37	44	48	46	44	45	44	44	44	46	48	48	48	44	41	39	39
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	41	43	41	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	39	41	42	41	42	41	42	42	41	41	40	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Providence to Needham (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Needham 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 Needham?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Needham?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (32 miles)

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More drives

Needham 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	38	48	56	58	47	43	43	41	42	42	43	43	44	40	39	39	39
Tue	38	50	67	69	54	45	42	41	41	42	44	45	47	42	39	39	40
Wed	38	49	67	65	51	45	44	42	41	43	45	45	47	44	40	39	40
Thu	38	50	65	62	51	44	43	42	42	43	46	47	49	44	40	40	40
Fri	37	44	48	46	44	45	44	44	44	46	48	48	48	44	41	39	39
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	41	43	41	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	39	41	42	41	42	41	42	42	41	41	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	56	58	47	43	43	41	42	42	43	43	44	40	39	39	39
Tue	38	50	67	69	54	45	42	41	41	42	44	45	47	42	39	39	40
Wed	38	49	67	65	51	45	44	42	41	43	45	45	47	44	40	39	40
Thu	38	50	65	62	51	44	43	42	42	43	46	47	49	44	40	40	40
Fri	37	44	48	46	44	45	44	44	44	46	48	48	48	44	41	39	39
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	41	43	41	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	39	41	42	41	42	41	42	42	41	41	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	56	58	47	43	43	41	42	42	43	43	44	40	39	39	39
Tue	38	50	67	69	54	45	42	41	41	42	44	45	47	42	39	39	40
Wed	38	49	67	65	51	45	44	42	41	43	45	45	47	44	40	39	40
Thu	38	50	65	62	51	44	43	42	42	43	46	47	49	44	40	40	40
Fri	37	44	48	46	44	45	44	44	44	46	48	48	48	44	41	39	39
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	41	43	41	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39
Sun	37	37	36	36	37	39	41	42	41	42	41	42	42	41	41	40	40