Best Time to Drive from Providence to Quincy

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 39 minutes via I-95 North, usually 39 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	44	48	51	44	43	43	42	44	45	48	51	52	42	38	38	39
Tue	38	45	59	63	52	43	41	40	42	45	50	52	55	46	39	38	39
Wed	38	44	57	59	51	44	43	42	42	46	49	51	54	47	40	39	40
Thu	39	47	54	56	48	43	42	42	45	46	49	53	56	47	40	40	40
Fri	38	43	46	45	44	45	44	45	47	48	52	53	53	48	41	38	39
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	42	41	40	39	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	41	40	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 63 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 2:30 pm on Saturdays (44 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 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Quincy?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	48	51	44	43	43	42	44	45	48	51	52	42	38	38	39
Tue	38	45	59	63	52	43	41	40	42	45	50	52	55	46	39	38	39
Wed	38	44	57	59	51	44	43	42	42	46	49	51	54	47	40	39	40
Thu	39	47	54	56	48	43	42	42	45	46	49	53	56	47	40	40	40
Fri	38	43	46	45	44	45	44	45	47	48	52	53	53	48	41	38	39
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	42	41	40	39	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	41	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	48	51	44	43	43	42	44	45	48	51	52	42	38	38	39
Tue	38	45	59	63	52	43	41	40	42	45	50	52	55	46	39	38	39
Wed	38	44	57	59	51	44	43	42	42	46	49	51	54	47	40	39	40
Thu	39	47	54	56	48	43	42	42	45	46	49	53	56	47	40	40	40
Fri	38	43	46	45	44	45	44	45	47	48	52	53	53	48	41	38	39
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	42	41	40	39	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	41	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	44	48	51	44	43	43	42	44	45	48	51	52	42	38	38	39
Tue	38	45	59	63	52	43	41	40	42	45	50	52	55	46	39	38	39
Wed	38	44	57	59	51	44	43	42	42	46	49	51	54	47	40	39	40
Thu	39	47	54	56	48	43	42	42	45	46	49	53	56	47	40	40	40
Fri	38	43	46	45	44	45	44	45	47	48	52	53	53	48	41	38	39
Sat	36	36	37	37	38	41	43	42	44	44	44	44	42	41	40	39	39
Sun	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	41	40	39