Best Time to Drive from Providence to Reading

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 59 minutes via I-95 North, usually 61 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Reading 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	59	72	84	90	73	67	67	66	67	76	82	81	80	65	61	61	62
Tue	59	75	96	105	84	71	68	66	66	80	90	91	92	70	62	61	63
Wed	59	74	93	101	82	72	70	67	67	82	90	92	93	72	62	62	63
Thu	59	76	91	98	81	71	69	68	70	89	98	98	95	74	62	62	64
Fri	58	67	72	70	69	72	75	80	84	98	99	92	83	72	64	62	62
Sat	58	57	58	59	61	69	73	72	71	73	70	68	66	64	63	61	60
Sun	59	58	57	57	58	61	66	71	68	66	64	64	65	65	63	62	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Providence to Reading (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 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 Reading 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 Reading?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 58 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Reading?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (55 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Reading 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	59	72	84	90	73	67	67	66	67	76	82	81	80	65	61	61	62
Tue	59	75	96	105	84	71	68	66	66	80	90	91	92	70	62	61	63
Wed	59	74	93	101	82	72	70	67	67	82	90	92	93	72	62	62	63
Thu	59	76	91	98	81	71	69	68	70	89	98	98	95	74	62	62	64
Fri	58	67	72	70	69	72	75	80	84	98	99	92	83	72	64	62	62
Sat	58	57	58	59	61	69	73	72	71	73	70	68	66	64	63	61	60
Sun	59	58	57	57	58	61	66	71	68	66	64	64	65	65	63	62	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	72	84	90	73	67	67	66	67	76	82	81	80	65	61	61	62
Tue	59	75	96	105	84	71	68	66	66	80	90	91	92	70	62	61	63
Wed	59	74	93	101	82	72	70	67	67	82	90	92	93	72	62	62	63
Thu	59	76	91	98	81	71	69	68	70	89	98	98	95	74	62	62	64
Fri	58	67	72	70	69	72	75	80	84	98	99	92	83	72	64	62	62
Sat	58	57	58	59	61	69	73	72	71	73	70	68	66	64	63	61	60
Sun	59	58	57	57	58	61	66	71	68	66	64	64	65	65	63	62	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	72	84	90	73	67	67	66	67	76	82	81	80	65	61	61	62
Tue	59	75	96	105	84	71	68	66	66	80	90	91	92	70	62	61	63
Wed	59	74	93	101	82	72	70	67	67	82	90	92	93	72	62	62	63
Thu	59	76	91	98	81	71	69	68	70	89	98	98	95	74	62	62	64
Fri	58	67	72	70	69	72	75	80	84	98	99	92	83	72	64	62	62
Sat	58	57	58	59	61	69	73	72	71	73	70	68	66	64	63	61	60
Sun	59	58	57	57	58	61	66	71	68	66	64	64	65	65	63	62	63