Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Woonsocket

Right now (10:18 pm EDT): about 53 minutes via I-95 South and I-93 South and I-495 North.

Only 58% 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 Woonsocket 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	46	49	54	59	55	56	55	53	54	59	71	78	77	61	51	48	48
Tue	46	48	58	64	62	57	54	53	53	60	73	85	83	69	55	50	48
Wed	46	48	55	62	61	58	55	54	55	62	75	83	83	71	55	51	49
Thu	46	49	56	61	59	57	55	55	55	63	78	86	85	73	58	52	50
Fri	46	48	53	61	59	56	57	57	60	67	85	87	81	66	53	50	48
Sat	46	45	45	46	47	51	57	58	59	60	60	61	58	56	51	50	48
Sun	46	45	45	45	46	49	53	55	56	56	54	55	52	52	51	50	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from South Boston to Woonsocket (via I-95 South and I-93 South and I-495 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 24 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 Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 46 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Woonsocket?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (15 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (11 miles) · I-495 North in Boston (8 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (3 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woonsocket 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	46	49	54	59	55	56	55	53	54	59	71	78	77	61	51	48	48
Tue	46	48	58	64	62	57	54	53	53	60	73	85	83	69	55	50	48
Wed	46	48	55	62	61	58	55	54	55	62	75	83	83	71	55	51	49
Thu	46	49	56	61	59	57	55	55	55	63	78	86	85	73	58	52	50
Fri	46	48	53	61	59	56	57	57	60	67	85	87	81	66	53	50	48
Sat	46	45	45	46	47	51	57	58	59	60	60	61	58	56	51	50	48
Sun	46	45	45	45	46	49	53	55	56	56	54	55	52	52	51	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	54	59	55	56	55	53	54	59	71	78	77	61	51	48	48
Tue	46	48	58	64	62	57	54	53	53	60	73	85	83	69	55	50	48
Wed	46	48	55	62	61	58	55	54	55	62	75	83	83	71	55	51	49
Thu	46	49	56	61	59	57	55	55	55	63	78	86	85	73	58	52	50
Fri	46	48	53	61	59	56	57	57	60	67	85	87	81	66	53	50	48
Sat	46	45	45	46	47	51	57	58	59	60	60	61	58	56	51	50	48
Sun	46	45	45	45	46	49	53	55	56	56	54	55	52	52	51	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	54	59	55	56	55	53	54	59	71	78	77	61	51	48	48
Tue	46	48	58	64	62	57	54	53	53	60	73	85	83	69	55	50	48
Wed	46	48	55	62	61	58	55	54	55	62	75	83	83	71	55	51	49
Thu	46	49	56	61	59	57	55	55	55	63	78	86	85	73	58	52	50
Fri	46	48	53	61	59	56	57	57	60	67	85	87	81	66	53	50	48
Sat	46	45	45	46	47	51	57	58	59	60	60	61	58	56	51	50	48
Sun	46	45	45	45	46	49	53	55	56	56	54	55	52	52	51	50	49