Best Time to Drive from Providence to Wellesley

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 43 minutes via I-95 North, usually 44 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Providence to Wellesley 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	43	53	62	64	52	49	49	47	47	48	50	50	50	46	44	44	44
Tue	43	57	75	76	61	51	48	46	46	49	52	53	55	49	45	44	45
Wed	43	54	75	73	57	51	49	47	46	50	53	54	56	50	45	45	45
Thu	44	58	72	69	57	50	48	47	47	50	54	56	58	51	45	45	45
Fri	42	49	53	51	50	50	49	50	50	54	57	56	54	51	46	44	44
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	46	49	47	48	49	47	47	46	46	45	45	44
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	44	46	47	47	47	46	47	47	46	46	45	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Providence to Wellesley (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Providence to central Wellesley 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 Wellesley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 42 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Providence to Wellesley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (32 miles)

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More drives

Wellesley 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	43	53	62	64	52	49	49	47	47	48	50	50	50	46	44	44	44
Tue	43	57	75	76	61	51	48	46	46	49	52	53	55	49	45	44	45
Wed	43	54	75	73	57	51	49	47	46	50	53	54	56	50	45	45	45
Thu	44	58	72	69	57	50	48	47	47	50	54	56	58	51	45	45	45
Fri	42	49	53	51	50	50	49	50	50	54	57	56	54	51	46	44	44
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	46	49	47	48	49	47	47	46	46	45	45	44
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	44	46	47	47	47	46	47	47	46	46	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	62	64	52	49	49	47	47	48	50	50	50	46	44	44	44
Tue	43	57	75	76	61	51	48	46	46	49	52	53	55	49	45	44	45
Wed	43	54	75	73	57	51	49	47	46	50	53	54	56	50	45	45	45
Thu	44	58	72	69	57	50	48	47	47	50	54	56	58	51	45	45	45
Fri	42	49	53	51	50	50	49	50	50	54	57	56	54	51	46	44	44
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	46	49	47	48	49	47	47	46	46	45	45	44
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	44	46	47	47	47	46	47	47	46	46	45	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	62	64	52	49	49	47	47	48	50	50	50	46	44	44	44
Tue	43	57	75	76	61	51	48	46	46	49	52	53	55	49	45	44	45
Wed	43	54	75	73	57	51	49	47	46	50	53	54	56	50	45	45	45
Thu	44	58	72	69	57	50	48	47	47	50	54	56	58	51	45	45	45
Fri	42	49	53	51	50	50	49	50	50	54	57	56	54	51	46	44	44
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	46	49	47	48	49	47	47	46	46	45	45	44
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	44	46	47	47	47	46	47	47	46	46	45	45