Best Time to Drive from Providence to Wakefield

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 59 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 61 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Wakefield 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	66	83	98	99	88	76	70	69	73	84	90	87	85	74	61	60	63
Tue	65	86	115	114	99	84	74	67	72	87	94	96	97	80	64	60	63
Wed	65	83	111	112	96	84	74	71	74	86	95	96	97	82	65	61	64
Thu	65	88	110	108	92	82	74	72	79	90	100	101	99	82	66	62	66
Fri	61	77	81	80	76	80	81	85	91	101	105	98	92	85	70	60	60
Sat	55	55	56	58	63	76	82	82	82	81	80	75	74	73	65	61	60
Sun	56	55	54	55	58	67	74	78	77	76	72	71	69	72	67	65	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Providence to Wakefield (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 119 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 Wakefield 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 Wakefield?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 59 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Wakefield?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (27 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (25 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Wakefield 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	66	83	98	99	88	76	70	69	73	84	90	87	85	74	61	60	63
Tue	65	86	115	114	99	84	74	67	72	87	94	96	97	80	64	60	63
Wed	65	83	111	112	96	84	74	71	74	86	95	96	97	82	65	61	64
Thu	65	88	110	108	92	82	74	72	79	90	100	101	99	82	66	62	66
Fri	61	77	81	80	76	80	81	85	91	101	105	98	92	85	70	60	60
Sat	55	55	56	58	63	76	82	82	82	81	80	75	74	73	65	61	60
Sun	56	55	54	55	58	67	74	78	77	76	72	71	69	72	67	65	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	83	98	99	88	76	70	69	73	84	90	87	85	74	61	60	63
Tue	65	86	115	114	99	84	74	67	72	87	94	96	97	80	64	60	63
Wed	65	83	111	112	96	84	74	71	74	86	95	96	97	82	65	61	64
Thu	65	88	110	108	92	82	74	72	79	90	100	101	99	82	66	62	66
Fri	61	77	81	80	76	80	81	85	91	101	105	98	92	85	70	60	60
Sat	55	55	56	58	63	76	82	82	82	81	80	75	74	73	65	61	60
Sun	56	55	54	55	58	67	74	78	77	76	72	71	69	72	67	65	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	83	98	99	88	76	70	69	73	84	90	87	85	74	61	60	63
Tue	65	86	115	114	99	84	74	67	72	87	94	96	97	80	64	60	63
Wed	65	83	111	112	96	84	74	71	74	86	95	96	97	82	65	61	64
Thu	65	88	110	108	92	82	74	72	79	90	100	101	99	82	66	62	66
Fri	61	77	81	80	76	80	81	85	91	101	105	98	92	85	70	60	60
Sat	55	55	56	58	63	76	82	82	82	81	80	75	74	73	65	61	60
Sun	56	55	54	55	58	67	74	78	77	76	72	71	69	72	67	65	64