Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Providence to New Bedford
Right now (8:17 pm EDT): about 34 minutes via I-195 East, usually 33 at this time.
Only 53% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 |
| Tue | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
| Wed | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 |
| Thu | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| Fri | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Sat | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Sun | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Providence to New Bedford (via I-195 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 34 minutes, when leaving around 9 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (34 minutes).
About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central New Bedford 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 New Bedford?
On weekdays, leave before 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 34 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Providence to New Bedford?
The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 34 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Providence to New Bedford?
Leaving around 9 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 34 minutes.
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