Best Time to Drive from Quincy to Providence

Right now (9:18 pm EDT): about 36 minutes via I-95 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 72% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Quincy to Providence 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	37	38	43	45	44	42	40	41	40	43	49	55	57	48	40	38	38
Tue	37	38	46	52	51	44	41	40	40	43	49	58	61	53	42	38	38
Wed	37	38	45	50	50	44	41	41	42	43	51	57	59	54	43	39	38
Thu	37	38	44	47	46	42	41	41	40	44	52	58	58	54	45	39	39
Fri	37	38	40	42	42	41	41	42	44	48	57	61	59	52	44	38	38
Sat	36	35	36	36	37	38	41	42	43	43	45	43	42	44	39	38	38
Sun	37	36	36	35	36	38	40	41	41	41	40	40	39	40	39	39	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Quincy to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Quincy to central Providence 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 Quincy to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Quincy to Providence?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Quincy (return trip) · Quincy to Boston · Quincy to Cambridge · Quincy to Newton · Quincy to Waltham · Quincy to Framingham · Quincy to Worcester · Quincy to Lowell · Quincy to Burlington MA · Quincy to Woburn · Quincy to Dedham · Quincy to Andover

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	43	45	44	42	40	41	40	43	49	55	57	48	40	38	38
Tue	37	38	46	52	51	44	41	40	40	43	49	58	61	53	42	38	38
Wed	37	38	45	50	50	44	41	41	42	43	51	57	59	54	43	39	38
Thu	37	38	44	47	46	42	41	41	40	44	52	58	58	54	45	39	39
Fri	37	38	40	42	42	41	41	42	44	48	57	61	59	52	44	38	38
Sat	36	35	36	36	37	38	41	42	43	43	45	43	42	44	39	38	38
Sun	37	36	36	35	36	38	40	41	41	41	40	40	39	40	39	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	43	45	44	42	40	41	40	43	49	55	57	48	40	38	38
Tue	37	38	46	52	51	44	41	40	40	43	49	58	61	53	42	38	38
Wed	37	38	45	50	50	44	41	41	42	43	51	57	59	54	43	39	38
Thu	37	38	44	47	46	42	41	41	40	44	52	58	58	54	45	39	39
Fri	37	38	40	42	42	41	41	42	44	48	57	61	59	52	44	38	38
Sat	36	35	36	36	37	38	41	42	43	43	45	43	42	44	39	38	38
Sun	37	36	36	35	36	38	40	41	41	41	40	40	39	40	39	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	43	45	44	42	40	41	40	43	49	55	57	48	40	38	38
Tue	37	38	46	52	51	44	41	40	40	43	49	58	61	53	42	38	38
Wed	37	38	45	50	50	44	41	41	42	43	51	57	59	54	43	39	38
Thu	37	38	44	47	46	42	41	41	40	44	52	58	58	54	45	39	39
Fri	37	38	40	42	42	41	41	42	44	48	57	61	59	52	44	38	38
Sat	36	35	36	36	37	38	41	42	43	43	45	43	42	44	39	38	38
Sun	37	36	36	35	36	38	40	41	41	41	40	40	39	40	39	39	39