Best Time to Drive from Providence to Quincy

Right now (3:50 am EST): about 39 minutes via I-95 North, usually 38 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Quincy 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	45	50	52	44	42	42	41	43	44	47	51	52	42	39	38	39
Tue	38	46	60	63	51	43	41	40	42	45	49	52	55	46	40	38	39
Wed	38	45	58	60	50	44	42	41	42	45	48	50	54	47	40	39	39
Thu	38	48	56	57	48	43	42	42	44	46	49	53	56	47	40	39	40
Fri	38	43	46	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	52	53	53	48	41	39	39
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	43	42	40	39	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	43	41	39	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Providence to Quincy (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 64 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 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 Quincy 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 Quincy?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Quincy?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (7 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Quincy 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 Lynn · Providence to Newton · 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	38	45	50	52	44	42	42	41	43	44	47	51	52	42	39	38	39
Tue	38	46	60	63	51	43	41	40	42	45	49	52	55	46	40	38	39
Wed	38	45	58	60	50	44	42	41	42	45	48	50	54	47	40	39	39
Thu	38	48	56	57	48	43	42	42	44	46	49	53	56	47	40	39	40
Fri	38	43	46	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	52	53	53	48	41	39	39
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	43	42	40	39	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	43	41	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	50	52	44	42	42	41	43	44	47	51	52	42	39	38	39
Tue	38	46	60	63	51	43	41	40	42	45	49	52	55	46	40	38	39
Wed	38	45	58	60	50	44	42	41	42	45	48	50	54	47	40	39	39
Thu	38	48	56	57	48	43	42	42	44	46	49	53	56	47	40	39	40
Fri	38	43	46	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	52	53	53	48	41	39	39
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	43	42	40	39	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	43	41	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	50	52	44	42	42	41	43	44	47	51	52	42	39	38	39
Tue	38	46	60	63	51	43	41	40	42	45	49	52	55	46	40	38	39
Wed	38	45	58	60	50	44	42	41	42	45	48	50	54	47	40	39	39
Thu	38	48	56	57	48	43	42	42	44	46	49	53	56	47	40	39	40
Fri	38	43	46	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	52	53	53	48	41	39	39
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	43	42	40	39	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	43	41	39	39