Best Time to Drive from Salem to Providence

Right now (8:50 pm EDT): about 76 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 78 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Salem 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	74	81	92	98	88	80	80	81	81	90	101	104	100	83	76	76	78
Tue	74	84	105	117	104	85	81	80	81	94	110	117	113	90	78	77	78
Wed	74	82	102	113	99	85	81	81	82	100	111	117	114	91	79	77	79
Thu	74	82	98	106	96	84	81	80	83	101	115	122	119	97	78	78	79
Fri	74	77	82	84	81	81	82	83	88	107	117	110	101	87	77	77	76
Sat	74	73	73	73	74	76	80	82	82	84	84	84	84	80	77	77	76
Sun	75	72	72	72	73	75	78	80	83	82	82	81	80	79	77	78	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Salem to Providence (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Salem 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 Salem to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 74 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Salem to Providence?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (41 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (18 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to Salem (return trip) · Salem to Boston · Salem 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	74	81	92	98	88	80	80	81	81	90	101	104	100	83	76	76	78
Tue	74	84	105	117	104	85	81	80	81	94	110	117	113	90	78	77	78
Wed	74	82	102	113	99	85	81	81	82	100	111	117	114	91	79	77	79
Thu	74	82	98	106	96	84	81	80	83	101	115	122	119	97	78	78	79
Fri	74	77	82	84	81	81	82	83	88	107	117	110	101	87	77	77	76
Sat	74	73	73	73	74	76	80	82	82	84	84	84	84	80	77	77	76
Sun	75	72	72	72	73	75	78	80	83	82	82	81	80	79	77	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	81	92	98	88	80	80	81	81	90	101	104	100	83	76	76	78
Tue	74	84	105	117	104	85	81	80	81	94	110	117	113	90	78	77	78
Wed	74	82	102	113	99	85	81	81	82	100	111	117	114	91	79	77	79
Thu	74	82	98	106	96	84	81	80	83	101	115	122	119	97	78	78	79
Fri	74	77	82	84	81	81	82	83	88	107	117	110	101	87	77	77	76
Sat	74	73	73	73	74	76	80	82	82	84	84	84	84	80	77	77	76
Sun	75	72	72	72	73	75	78	80	83	82	82	81	80	79	77	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	81	92	98	88	80	80	81	81	90	101	104	100	83	76	76	78
Tue	74	84	105	117	104	85	81	80	81	94	110	117	113	90	78	77	78
Wed	74	82	102	113	99	85	81	81	82	100	111	117	114	91	79	77	79
Thu	74	82	98	106	96	84	81	80	83	101	115	122	119	97	78	78	79
Fri	74	77	82	84	81	81	82	83	88	107	117	110	101	87	77	77	76
Sat	74	73	73	73	74	76	80	82	82	84	84	84	84	80	77	77	76
Sun	75	72	72	72	73	75	78	80	83	82	82	81	80	79	77	78	77