Best Time to Drive from South Kingstown to Boston

Right now (10:35 pm EST): about 99 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North.

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	109	126	136	131	110	102	100	100	104	112	124	133	125	102	89	89	91
Tue	109	146	160	149	123	106	97	98	104	113	131	141	131	104	90	91	93
Wed	107	137	155	144	119	108	101	100	105	114	134	146	139	109	91	91	94
Thu	108	139	151	140	120	105	101	101	107	123	143	153	142	111	92	93	98
Fri	99	111	114	111	108	110	109	110	126	142	152	153	141	113	93	90	92
Sat	85	85	86	88	98	105	109	111	110	115	111	110	105	99	92	91	91
Sun	86	84	84	86	91	100	104	106	106	105	101	100	100	96	96	93	94

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 88 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (115 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 51 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 88 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 88 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Kingstown to Boston?

Leaving around 6:30 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	109	126	136	131	110	102	100	100	104	112	124	133	125	102	89	89	91
Tue	109	146	160	149	123	106	97	98	104	113	131	141	131	104	90	91	93
Wed	107	137	155	144	119	108	101	100	105	114	134	146	139	109	91	91	94
Thu	108	139	151	140	120	105	101	101	107	123	143	153	142	111	92	93	98
Fri	99	111	114	111	108	110	109	110	126	142	152	153	141	113	93	90	92
Sat	85	85	86	88	98	105	109	111	110	115	111	110	105	99	92	91	91
Sun	86	84	84	86	91	100	104	106	106	105	101	100	100	96	96	93	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	126	136	131	110	102	100	100	104	112	124	133	125	102	89	89	91
Tue	109	146	160	149	123	106	97	98	104	113	131	141	131	104	90	91	93
Wed	107	137	155	144	119	108	101	100	105	114	134	146	139	109	91	91	94
Thu	108	139	151	140	120	105	101	101	107	123	143	153	142	111	92	93	98
Fri	99	111	114	111	108	110	109	110	126	142	152	153	141	113	93	90	92
Sat	85	85	86	88	98	105	109	111	110	115	111	110	105	99	92	91	91
Sun	86	84	84	86	91	100	104	106	106	105	101	100	100	96	96	93	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	126	136	131	110	102	100	100	104	112	124	133	125	102	89	89	91
Tue	109	146	160	149	123	106	97	98	104	113	131	141	131	104	90	91	93
Wed	107	137	155	144	119	108	101	100	105	114	134	146	139	109	91	91	94
Thu	108	139	151	140	120	105	101	101	107	123	143	153	142	111	92	93	98
Fri	99	111	114	111	108	110	109	110	126	142	152	153	141	113	93	90	92
Sat	85	85	86	88	98	105	109	111	110	115	111	110	105	99	92	91	91
Sun	86	84	84	86	91	100	104	106	106	105	101	100	100	96	96	93	94