Best Time to Drive from Providence to Waltham

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 54 minutes via I-95 North, usually 46 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Waltham 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	45	53	60	70	55	51	51	49	49	50	51	50	51	47	46	45	46
Tue	44	54	74	87	68	53	50	48	48	51	53	54	57	49	46	46	47
Wed	44	53	70	80	64	53	51	49	48	52	55	55	56	51	46	46	47
Thu	45	56	68	79	64	53	50	50	49	55	56	56	58	51	47	47	47
Fri	44	50	53	53	52	52	52	54	55	59	60	58	56	52	47	46	46
Sat	44	43	44	44	45	48	51	50	51	51	50	49	47	47	47	46	46
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	45	48	49	48	48	47	48	48	47	48	47	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Providence to Waltham (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 47 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 Waltham 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 Waltham?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Waltham?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (40 miles)

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More drives

Waltham 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	45	53	60	70	55	51	51	49	49	50	51	50	51	47	46	45	46
Tue	44	54	74	87	68	53	50	48	48	51	53	54	57	49	46	46	47
Wed	44	53	70	80	64	53	51	49	48	52	55	55	56	51	46	46	47
Thu	45	56	68	79	64	53	50	50	49	55	56	56	58	51	47	47	47
Fri	44	50	53	53	52	52	52	54	55	59	60	58	56	52	47	46	46
Sat	44	43	44	44	45	48	51	50	51	51	50	49	47	47	47	46	46
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	45	48	49	48	48	47	48	48	47	48	47	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	53	60	70	55	51	51	49	49	50	51	50	51	47	46	45	46
Tue	44	54	74	87	68	53	50	48	48	51	53	54	57	49	46	46	47
Wed	44	53	70	80	64	53	51	49	48	52	55	55	56	51	46	46	47
Thu	45	56	68	79	64	53	50	50	49	55	56	56	58	51	47	47	47
Fri	44	50	53	53	52	52	52	54	55	59	60	58	56	52	47	46	46
Sat	44	43	44	44	45	48	51	50	51	51	50	49	47	47	47	46	46
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	45	48	49	48	48	47	48	48	47	48	47	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	53	60	70	55	51	51	49	49	50	51	50	51	47	46	45	46
Tue	44	54	74	87	68	53	50	48	48	51	53	54	57	49	46	46	47
Wed	44	53	70	80	64	53	51	49	48	52	55	55	56	51	46	46	47
Thu	45	56	68	79	64	53	50	50	49	55	56	56	58	51	47	47	47
Fri	44	50	53	53	52	52	52	54	55	59	60	58	56	52	47	46	46
Sat	44	43	44	44	45	48	51	50	51	51	50	49	47	47	47	46	46
Sun	44	43	43	43	44	45	48	49	48	48	47	48	48	47	48	47	47