Best Time to Drive from Randolph to Providence

Right now (3:50 am EDT): about 41 minutes via I-95 South, usually 35 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 Randolph 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	35	37	40	39	38	39	38	38	37	39	41	45	48	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	38	41	44	43	38	37	37	37	38	41	47	50	46	38	36	36
Wed	35	38	41	43	42	39	38	38	39	39	42	46	48	46	38	36	36
Thu	35	37	41	42	41	38	37	38	37	39	42	47	48	46	39	36	36
Fri	35	37	39	38	39	38	38	38	39	39	46	50	48	45	39	36	36
Sat	35	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	37	38	38	39	40	37	36	36
Sun	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Randolph to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Randolph 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 Randolph to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 35 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Randolph to Providence?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · MA-24 North in Boston (5 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Randolph (return trip) · Randolph to Boston · Randolph to Worcester

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	39	38	39	38	38	37	39	41	45	48	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	38	41	44	43	38	37	37	37	38	41	47	50	46	38	36	36
Wed	35	38	41	43	42	39	38	38	39	39	42	46	48	46	38	36	36
Thu	35	37	41	42	41	38	37	38	37	39	42	47	48	46	39	36	36
Fri	35	37	39	38	39	38	38	38	39	39	46	50	48	45	39	36	36
Sat	35	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	37	38	38	39	40	37	36	36
Sun	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	39	38	39	38	38	37	39	41	45	48	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	38	41	44	43	38	37	37	37	38	41	47	50	46	38	36	36
Wed	35	38	41	43	42	39	38	38	39	39	42	46	48	46	38	36	36
Thu	35	37	41	42	41	38	37	38	37	39	42	47	48	46	39	36	36
Fri	35	37	39	38	39	38	38	38	39	39	46	50	48	45	39	36	36
Sat	35	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	37	38	38	39	40	37	36	36
Sun	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	40	39	38	39	38	38	37	39	41	45	48	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	38	41	44	43	38	37	37	37	38	41	47	50	46	38	36	36
Wed	35	38	41	43	42	39	38	38	39	39	42	46	48	46	38	36	36
Thu	35	37	41	42	41	38	37	38	37	39	42	47	48	46	39	36	36
Fri	35	37	39	38	39	38	38	38	39	39	46	50	48	45	39	36	36
Sat	35	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	37	38	38	39	40	37	36	36
Sun	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	37	37	36