Best Time to Drive from Providence to Newton

Right now (8:39 pm EDT): about 44 minutes via I-95 North, usually 45 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Newton 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	42	50	57	66	52	48	48	46	47	47	48	48	49	45	43	43	44
Tue	42	51	70	82	65	51	47	46	46	48	50	51	54	47	44	44	45
Wed	42	51	66	76	60	51	49	47	46	49	51	51	53	48	44	44	45
Thu	43	53	64	74	60	50	48	47	46	51	52	53	55	49	44	45	45
Fri	42	48	51	50	50	49	49	51	52	55	56	55	54	50	45	44	44
Sat	41	41	42	42	43	45	49	47	48	48	47	46	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	42	41	41	41	42	43	45	47	46	46	45	46	46	45	45	44	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Providence to Newton (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 Newton 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 Newton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Newton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (39 miles)

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More drives

Newton 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 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	42	50	57	66	52	48	48	46	47	47	48	48	49	45	43	43	44
Tue	42	51	70	82	65	51	47	46	46	48	50	51	54	47	44	44	45
Wed	42	51	66	76	60	51	49	47	46	49	51	51	53	48	44	44	45
Thu	43	53	64	74	60	50	48	47	46	51	52	53	55	49	44	45	45
Fri	42	48	51	50	50	49	49	51	52	55	56	55	54	50	45	44	44
Sat	41	41	42	42	43	45	49	47	48	48	47	46	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	42	41	41	41	42	43	45	47	46	46	45	46	46	45	45	44	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	50	57	66	52	48	48	46	47	47	48	48	49	45	43	43	44
Tue	42	51	70	82	65	51	47	46	46	48	50	51	54	47	44	44	45
Wed	42	51	66	76	60	51	49	47	46	49	51	51	53	48	44	44	45
Thu	43	53	64	74	60	50	48	47	46	51	52	53	55	49	44	45	45
Fri	42	48	51	50	50	49	49	51	52	55	56	55	54	50	45	44	44
Sat	41	41	42	42	43	45	49	47	48	48	47	46	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	42	41	41	41	42	43	45	47	46	46	45	46	46	45	45	44	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	50	57	66	52	48	48	46	47	47	48	48	49	45	43	43	44
Tue	42	51	70	82	65	51	47	46	46	48	50	51	54	47	44	44	45
Wed	42	51	66	76	60	51	49	47	46	49	51	51	53	48	44	44	45
Thu	43	53	64	74	60	50	48	47	46	51	52	53	55	49	44	45	45
Fri	42	48	51	50	50	49	49	51	52	55	56	55	54	50	45	44	44
Sat	41	41	42	42	43	45	49	47	48	48	47	46	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	42	41	41	41	42	43	45	47	46	46	45	46	46	45	45	44	44