Best Time to Drive from West Roxbury to Providence

Right now (10:04 pm EDT): about 37 minutes via I-95 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 64% 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 West Roxbury to Providence 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	37	37	40	42	41	41	40	40	39	42	48	54	56	47	39	38	38
Tue	37	37	41	46	44	41	39	39	39	42	49	60	63	54	41	38	38
Wed	37	37	41	45	44	40	40	40	41	42	51	59	62	55	41	38	38
Thu	37	37	40	44	42	40	39	40	39	42	52	61	62	56	44	38	38
Fri	37	37	38	40	40	40	40	40	42	45	57	62	59	51	42	38	37
Sat	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	39	38	37
Sun	37	36	36	35	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from West Roxbury to Providence (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Roxbury to central Providence 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 West Roxbury to Providence?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Roxbury to Providence?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Roxbury to Providence?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (15 miles)

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Providence to West Roxbury (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	40	42	41	41	40	40	39	42	48	54	56	47	39	38	38
Tue	37	37	41	46	44	41	39	39	39	42	49	60	63	54	41	38	38
Wed	37	37	41	45	44	40	40	40	41	42	51	59	62	55	41	38	38
Thu	37	37	40	44	42	40	39	40	39	42	52	61	62	56	44	38	38
Fri	37	37	38	40	40	40	40	40	42	45	57	62	59	51	42	38	37
Sat	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	39	38	37
Sun	37	36	36	35	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	40	42	41	41	40	40	39	42	48	54	56	47	39	38	38
Tue	37	37	41	46	44	41	39	39	39	42	49	60	63	54	41	38	38
Wed	37	37	41	45	44	40	40	40	41	42	51	59	62	55	41	38	38
Thu	37	37	40	44	42	40	39	40	39	42	52	61	62	56	44	38	38
Fri	37	37	38	40	40	40	40	40	42	45	57	62	59	51	42	38	37
Sat	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	39	38	37
Sun	37	36	36	35	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	40	42	41	41	40	40	39	42	48	54	56	47	39	38	38
Tue	37	37	41	46	44	41	39	39	39	42	49	60	63	54	41	38	38
Wed	37	37	41	45	44	40	40	40	41	42	51	59	62	55	41	38	38
Thu	37	37	40	44	42	40	39	40	39	42	52	61	62	56	44	38	38
Fri	37	37	38	40	40	40	40	40	42	45	57	62	59	51	42	38	37
Sat	37	36	36	36	36	37	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	39	38	37
Sun	37	36	36	35	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38