Best Time to Drive from Warwick to Pawtucket

Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 16 minutes via I-95 North, usually 17 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Warwick to Pawtucket (via I-95 North) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 18 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (20 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 0.9 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Warwick to central Pawtucket 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 Warwick to Pawtucket?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 30 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Warwick to Pawtucket?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 15 to 30 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 18 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Warwick to Pawtucket?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 30 minutes.

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