Best Time to Drive from Providence to Peabody

Right now (6:20 pm EST): about 102 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 80 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Peabody 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	75	97	114	111	98	87	81	80	83	93	99	100	97	84	71	69	73
Tue	74	102	132	126	110	95	85	78	82	97	105	110	107	90	74	70	73
Wed	72	98	128	126	108	95	87	82	84	96	107	112	109	92	75	71	73
Thu	74	104	127	122	106	94	86	83	88	101	114	116	111	93	75	71	75
Fri	70	88	94	91	88	92	94	97	102	115	121	116	107	96	80	71	70
Sat	65	65	66	68	73	90	98	96	96	95	92	87	85	83	76	71	70
Sun	65	64	63	64	67	78	86	91	88	87	83	81	79	82	76	73	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Providence to Peabody (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Peabody 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 Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 69 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Peabody?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (32 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (26 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

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More drives

Peabody 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	75	97	114	111	98	87	81	80	83	93	99	100	97	84	71	69	73
Tue	74	102	132	126	110	95	85	78	82	97	105	110	107	90	74	70	73
Wed	72	98	128	126	108	95	87	82	84	96	107	112	109	92	75	71	73
Thu	74	104	127	122	106	94	86	83	88	101	114	116	111	93	75	71	75
Fri	70	88	94	91	88	92	94	97	102	115	121	116	107	96	80	71	70
Sat	65	65	66	68	73	90	98	96	96	95	92	87	85	83	76	71	70
Sun	65	64	63	64	67	78	86	91	88	87	83	81	79	82	76	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	97	114	111	98	87	81	80	83	93	99	100	97	84	71	69	73
Tue	74	102	132	126	110	95	85	78	82	97	105	110	107	90	74	70	73
Wed	72	98	128	126	108	95	87	82	84	96	107	112	109	92	75	71	73
Thu	74	104	127	122	106	94	86	83	88	101	114	116	111	93	75	71	75
Fri	70	88	94	91	88	92	94	97	102	115	121	116	107	96	80	71	70
Sat	65	65	66	68	73	90	98	96	96	95	92	87	85	83	76	71	70
Sun	65	64	63	64	67	78	86	91	88	87	83	81	79	82	76	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	97	114	111	98	87	81	80	83	93	99	100	97	84	71	69	73
Tue	74	102	132	126	110	95	85	78	82	97	105	110	107	90	74	70	73
Wed	72	98	128	126	108	95	87	82	84	96	107	112	109	92	75	71	73
Thu	74	104	127	122	106	94	86	83	88	101	114	116	111	93	75	71	75
Fri	70	88	94	91	88	92	94	97	102	115	121	116	107	96	80	71	70
Sat	65	65	66	68	73	90	98	96	96	95	92	87	85	83	76	71	70
Sun	65	64	63	64	67	78	86	91	88	87	83	81	79	82	76	73	72