Best Time to Drive from Providence to Salem

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 77 minutes via I-93 North and I-95 North, usually 81 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Salem 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	83	101	117	118	106	95	89	88	93	107	115	109	105	92	80	78	81
Tue	84	105	134	133	118	103	93	86	94	112	124	124	115	98	82	79	82
Wed	83	104	130	129	116	102	94	91	97	112	125	124	115	99	83	80	83
Thu	84	106	128	127	111	101	94	92	101	117	134	132	118	100	84	82	84
Fri	79	94	99	98	95	100	104	108	122	133	137	126	112	103	88	79	79
Sat	74	73	74	76	82	98	106	103	103	100	98	93	92	91	84	79	78
Sun	74	73	72	73	76	85	92	97	95	94	90	88	87	90	85	82	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Providence to Salem (via I-93 North and I-95 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Salem 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 Salem?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 78 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Salem?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (47 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (25 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Salem 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	83	101	117	118	106	95	89	88	93	107	115	109	105	92	80	78	81
Tue	84	105	134	133	118	103	93	86	94	112	124	124	115	98	82	79	82
Wed	83	104	130	129	116	102	94	91	97	112	125	124	115	99	83	80	83
Thu	84	106	128	127	111	101	94	92	101	117	134	132	118	100	84	82	84
Fri	79	94	99	98	95	100	104	108	122	133	137	126	112	103	88	79	79
Sat	74	73	74	76	82	98	106	103	103	100	98	93	92	91	84	79	78
Sun	74	73	72	73	76	85	92	97	95	94	90	88	87	90	85	82	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	101	117	118	106	95	89	88	93	107	115	109	105	92	80	78	81
Tue	84	105	134	133	118	103	93	86	94	112	124	124	115	98	82	79	82
Wed	83	104	130	129	116	102	94	91	97	112	125	124	115	99	83	80	83
Thu	84	106	128	127	111	101	94	92	101	117	134	132	118	100	84	82	84
Fri	79	94	99	98	95	100	104	108	122	133	137	126	112	103	88	79	79
Sat	74	73	74	76	82	98	106	103	103	100	98	93	92	91	84	79	78
Sun	74	73	72	73	76	85	92	97	95	94	90	88	87	90	85	82	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	101	117	118	106	95	89	88	93	107	115	109	105	92	80	78	81
Tue	84	105	134	133	118	103	93	86	94	112	124	124	115	98	82	79	82
Wed	83	104	130	129	116	102	94	91	97	112	125	124	115	99	83	80	83
Thu	84	106	128	127	111	101	94	92	101	117	134	132	118	100	84	82	84
Fri	79	94	99	98	95	100	104	108	122	133	137	126	112	103	88	79	79
Sat	74	73	74	76	82	98	106	103	103	100	98	93	92	91	84	79	78
Sun	74	73	72	73	76	85	92	97	95	94	90	88	87	90	85	82	82