Best Time to Drive from Providence to Newton

Right now (10:35 pm EST): about 44 minutes via I-95 North.

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	51	58	68	52	48	48	46	46	47	48	48	49	46	43	43	44
Tue	42	52	70	82	64	51	47	46	46	47	49	50	54	47	44	44	45
Wed	42	51	67	76	60	50	49	47	46	49	51	51	54	49	44	44	45
Thu	43	54	65	75	60	49	48	47	46	50	53	53	55	49	44	44	45
Fri	42	48	51	50	49	49	49	50	51	54	56	55	54	50	45	44	44
Sat	41	41	42	42	43	45	48	47	48	48	47	47	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	43	45	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	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 · Providence to Framingham

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	58	68	52	48	48	46	46	47	48	48	49	46	43	43	44
Tue	42	52	70	82	64	51	47	46	46	47	49	50	54	47	44	44	45
Wed	42	51	67	76	60	50	49	47	46	49	51	51	54	49	44	44	45
Thu	43	54	65	75	60	49	48	47	46	50	53	53	55	49	44	44	45
Fri	42	48	51	50	49	49	49	50	51	54	56	55	54	50	45	44	44
Sat	41	41	42	42	43	45	48	47	48	48	47	47	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	43	45	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	45	44	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	58	68	52	48	48	46	46	47	48	48	49	46	43	43	44
Tue	42	52	70	82	64	51	47	46	46	47	49	50	54	47	44	44	45
Wed	42	51	67	76	60	50	49	47	46	49	51	51	54	49	44	44	45
Thu	43	54	65	75	60	49	48	47	46	50	53	53	55	49	44	44	45
Fri	42	48	51	50	49	49	49	50	51	54	56	55	54	50	45	44	44
Sat	41	41	42	42	43	45	48	47	48	48	47	47	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	43	45	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	45	44	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	58	68	52	48	48	46	46	47	48	48	49	46	43	43	44
Tue	42	52	70	82	64	51	47	46	46	47	49	50	54	47	44	44	45
Wed	42	51	67	76	60	50	49	47	46	49	51	51	54	49	44	44	45
Thu	43	54	65	75	60	49	48	47	46	50	53	53	55	49	44	44	45
Fri	42	48	51	50	49	49	49	50	51	54	56	55	54	50	45	44	44
Sat	41	41	42	42	43	45	48	47	48	48	47	47	45	45	44	44	43
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	43	45	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	45	44	44