Best Time to Drive from South Kingstown to Boston

Right now (8:54 pm EDT): about 91 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 98 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Kingstown to Boston 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	108	122	132	130	111	105	102	102	106	114	124	131	124	100	89	89	92
Tue	109	140	161	151	126	108	97	98	105	114	133	143	131	104	91	91	93
Wed	107	134	152	146	120	109	103	102	105	115	134	146	137	108	90	92	95
Thu	108	138	151	142	122	106	102	101	107	123	143	153	142	111	93	93	98
Fri	99	109	113	111	108	111	111	112	128	145	155	153	141	113	93	90	92
Sat	85	85	86	88	99	106	111	111	111	116	111	109	104	98	92	91	91
Sun	85	84	84	86	91	100	104	106	107	106	101	99	100	96	95	94	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from South Kingstown to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (23 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Kingstown to central Boston 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 Kingstown to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 89 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Kingstown to Boston?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (25 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	122	132	130	111	105	102	102	106	114	124	131	124	100	89	89	92
Tue	109	140	161	151	126	108	97	98	105	114	133	143	131	104	91	91	93
Wed	107	134	152	146	120	109	103	102	105	115	134	146	137	108	90	92	95
Thu	108	138	151	142	122	106	102	101	107	123	143	153	142	111	93	93	98
Fri	99	109	113	111	108	111	111	112	128	145	155	153	141	113	93	90	92
Sat	85	85	86	88	99	106	111	111	111	116	111	109	104	98	92	91	91
Sun	85	84	84	86	91	100	104	106	107	106	101	99	100	96	95	94	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	122	132	130	111	105	102	102	106	114	124	131	124	100	89	89	92
Tue	109	140	161	151	126	108	97	98	105	114	133	143	131	104	91	91	93
Wed	107	134	152	146	120	109	103	102	105	115	134	146	137	108	90	92	95
Thu	108	138	151	142	122	106	102	101	107	123	143	153	142	111	93	93	98
Fri	99	109	113	111	108	111	111	112	128	145	155	153	141	113	93	90	92
Sat	85	85	86	88	99	106	111	111	111	116	111	109	104	98	92	91	91
Sun	85	84	84	86	91	100	104	106	107	106	101	99	100	96	95	94	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	122	132	130	111	105	102	102	106	114	124	131	124	100	89	89	92
Tue	109	140	161	151	126	108	97	98	105	114	133	143	131	104	91	91	93
Wed	107	134	152	146	120	109	103	102	105	115	134	146	137	108	90	92	95
Thu	108	138	151	142	122	106	102	101	107	123	143	153	142	111	93	93	98
Fri	99	109	113	111	108	111	111	112	128	145	155	153	141	113	93	90	92
Sat	85	85	86	88	99	106	111	111	111	116	111	109	104	98	92	91	91
Sun	85	84	84	86	91	100	104	106	107	106	101	99	100	96	95	94	95