Best Time to Drive from South Boston to South Kingstown

Right now (10:35 pm EST): about 102 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South.

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.

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 94 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (118 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 78 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 94 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to South Kingstown?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 168 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)

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