Best Time to Drive from Reading to Providence

Right now (9:51 pm EDT): about 58 minutes via I-95 South, usually 58 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Reading 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	57	58	67	78	73	64	62	63	63	70	82	85	82	68	60	59	60
Tue	57	58	72	91	88	71	64	63	63	72	89	97	96	77	61	60	60
Wed	57	58	70	87	84	71	64	63	64	74	91	97	98	78	64	60	61
Thu	58	58	70	83	81	69	64	63	64	75	95	102	100	82	64	60	61
Fri	57	57	62	67	64	62	65	66	70	85	97	95	85	72	62	59	59
Sat	58	55	56	56	57	59	63	64	66	67	68	67	66	63	60	60	58
Sun	58	56	55	55	56	58	61	63	66	63	64	64	63	61	60	60	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Reading to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 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 Reading 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 Reading to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Reading to Providence?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (44 miles)

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More drives

Providence to Reading (return trip) · Reading to Boston · Reading to South Boston · Reading 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	57	58	67	78	73	64	62	63	63	70	82	85	82	68	60	59	60
Tue	57	58	72	91	88	71	64	63	63	72	89	97	96	77	61	60	60
Wed	57	58	70	87	84	71	64	63	64	74	91	97	98	78	64	60	61
Thu	58	58	70	83	81	69	64	63	64	75	95	102	100	82	64	60	61
Fri	57	57	62	67	64	62	65	66	70	85	97	95	85	72	62	59	59
Sat	58	55	56	56	57	59	63	64	66	67	68	67	66	63	60	60	58
Sun	58	56	55	55	56	58	61	63	66	63	64	64	63	61	60	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	67	78	73	64	62	63	63	70	82	85	82	68	60	59	60
Tue	57	58	72	91	88	71	64	63	63	72	89	97	96	77	61	60	60
Wed	57	58	70	87	84	71	64	63	64	74	91	97	98	78	64	60	61
Thu	58	58	70	83	81	69	64	63	64	75	95	102	100	82	64	60	61
Fri	57	57	62	67	64	62	65	66	70	85	97	95	85	72	62	59	59
Sat	58	55	56	56	57	59	63	64	66	67	68	67	66	63	60	60	58
Sun	58	56	55	55	56	58	61	63	66	63	64	64	63	61	60	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	67	78	73	64	62	63	63	70	82	85	82	68	60	59	60
Tue	57	58	72	91	88	71	64	63	63	72	89	97	96	77	61	60	60
Wed	57	58	70	87	84	71	64	63	64	74	91	97	98	78	64	60	61
Thu	58	58	70	83	81	69	64	63	64	75	95	102	100	82	64	60	61
Fri	57	57	62	67	64	62	65	66	70	85	97	95	85	72	62	59	59
Sat	58	55	56	56	57	59	63	64	66	67	68	67	66	63	60	60	58
Sun	58	56	55	55	56	58	61	63	66	63	64	64	63	61	60	60	60