Best Time to Drive from South Boston to South Kingstown

Right now (8:54 pm EDT): about 102 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South, usually 101 at this time.

Only 45% 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 South Kingstown 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	95	101	115	110	108	108	107	103	105	128	143	147	127	109	98	97	96
Tue	96	111	127	122	114	107	105	103	105	130	151	154	134	119	101	100	97
Wed	95	106	121	117	115	108	108	105	110	131	155	156	136	122	105	100	98
Thu	99	106	120	117	110	109	106	105	109	136	162	164	141	124	110	103	101
Fri	93	98	106	112	109	107	110	114	127	150	168	156	138	117	101	98	95
Sat	92	91	91	92	94	99	107	109	115	115	115	113	108	105	99	98	95
Sun	92	91	91	91	92	95	101	104	109	106	104	104	100	101	100	102	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from South Boston to South Kingstown (via I-95 South and I-93 South) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (34 to 80 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 South Kingstown 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 South Kingstown?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 93 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to South Kingstown?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 170 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

South Kingstown to South Boston (return trip) · South Boston to Providence · 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	101	115	110	108	108	107	103	105	128	143	147	127	109	98	97	96
Tue	96	111	127	122	114	107	105	103	105	130	151	154	134	119	101	100	97
Wed	95	106	121	117	115	108	108	105	110	131	155	156	136	122	105	100	98
Thu	99	106	120	117	110	109	106	105	109	136	162	164	141	124	110	103	101
Fri	93	98	106	112	109	107	110	114	127	150	168	156	138	117	101	98	95
Sat	92	91	91	92	94	99	107	109	115	115	115	113	108	105	99	98	95
Sun	92	91	91	91	92	95	101	104	109	106	104	104	100	101	100	102	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	101	115	110	108	108	107	103	105	128	143	147	127	109	98	97	96
Tue	96	111	127	122	114	107	105	103	105	130	151	154	134	119	101	100	97
Wed	95	106	121	117	115	108	108	105	110	131	155	156	136	122	105	100	98
Thu	99	106	120	117	110	109	106	105	109	136	162	164	141	124	110	103	101
Fri	93	98	106	112	109	107	110	114	127	150	168	156	138	117	101	98	95
Sat	92	91	91	92	94	99	107	109	115	115	115	113	108	105	99	98	95
Sun	92	91	91	91	92	95	101	104	109	106	104	104	100	101	100	102	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	101	115	110	108	108	107	103	105	128	143	147	127	109	98	97	96
Tue	96	111	127	122	114	107	105	103	105	130	151	154	134	119	101	100	97
Wed	95	106	121	117	115	108	108	105	110	131	155	156	136	122	105	100	98
Thu	99	106	120	117	110	109	106	105	109	136	162	164	141	124	110	103	101
Fri	93	98	106	112	109	107	110	114	127	150	168	156	138	117	101	98	95
Sat	92	91	91	92	94	99	107	109	115	115	115	113	108	105	99	98	95
Sun	92	91	91	91	92	95	101	104	109	106	104	104	100	101	100	102	98