Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Providence

Right now (10:04 am EDT): about 49 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 75% 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 South Boston 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	43	45	50	55	51	52	51	49	50	56	67	75	73	58	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	52	59	57	52	50	49	49	56	70	81	79	66	51	46	45
Wed	43	45	51	58	57	52	51	50	52	57	70	79	80	70	52	47	45
Thu	43	44	51	56	54	52	51	51	51	58	71	80	80	70	55	48	46
Fri	43	44	48	56	55	52	53	53	55	63	78	82	77	63	50	46	45
Sat	42	41	42	42	43	47	53	53	55	56	56	57	54	53	47	46	44
Sun	42	41	41	41	42	45	49	51	51	52	51	51	49	49	47	46	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from South Boston to Providence (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Boston 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 South Boston to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Boston to Providence?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Providence?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (12 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (11 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Providence to South Boston (return trip) · South Boston to Fall River · South Boston to Nashua · South Boston to New Bedford · South Boston to Haverhill · South Boston to Malden · South Boston to Medford · South Boston to Taunton · South Boston to Weymouth · South Boston to Revere · South Boston to Peabody · South Boston to Barnstable

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	50	55	51	52	51	49	50	56	67	75	73	58	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	52	59	57	52	50	49	49	56	70	81	79	66	51	46	45
Wed	43	45	51	58	57	52	51	50	52	57	70	79	80	70	52	47	45
Thu	43	44	51	56	54	52	51	51	51	58	71	80	80	70	55	48	46
Fri	43	44	48	56	55	52	53	53	55	63	78	82	77	63	50	46	45
Sat	42	41	42	42	43	47	53	53	55	56	56	57	54	53	47	46	44
Sun	42	41	41	41	42	45	49	51	51	52	51	51	49	49	47	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	50	55	51	52	51	49	50	56	67	75	73	58	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	52	59	57	52	50	49	49	56	70	81	79	66	51	46	45
Wed	43	45	51	58	57	52	51	50	52	57	70	79	80	70	52	47	45
Thu	43	44	51	56	54	52	51	51	51	58	71	80	80	70	55	48	46
Fri	43	44	48	56	55	52	53	53	55	63	78	82	77	63	50	46	45
Sat	42	41	42	42	43	47	53	53	55	56	56	57	54	53	47	46	44
Sun	42	41	41	41	42	45	49	51	51	52	51	51	49	49	47	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	50	55	51	52	51	49	50	56	67	75	73	58	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	52	59	57	52	50	49	49	56	70	81	79	66	51	46	45
Wed	43	45	51	58	57	52	51	50	52	57	70	79	80	70	52	47	45
Thu	43	44	51	56	54	52	51	51	51	58	71	80	80	70	55	48	46
Fri	43	44	48	56	55	52	53	53	55	63	78	82	77	63	50	46	45
Sat	42	41	42	42	43	47	53	53	55	56	56	57	54	53	47	46	44
Sun	42	41	41	41	42	45	49	51	51	52	51	51	49	49	47	46	45