Best Time to Drive from Woonsocket to Boston

Right now (8:33 pm EDT): about 55 minutes via I-95 North and I-93 North, usually 50 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Woonsocket 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	56	71	81	83	75	65	60	58	60	66	68	67	68	62	51	50	51
Tue	56	73	91	99	87	73	62	56	57	65	69	70	76	66	53	50	51
Wed	54	71	90	96	86	73	64	60	58	65	70	71	75	67	54	51	53
Thu	57	72	87	95	81	71	64	61	62	68	74	75	77	67	54	51	53
Fri	53	65	67	67	65	67	69	69	70	77	80	79	78	72	59	50	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	52	64	71	69	70	68	66	63	61	61	55	51	51
Sun	47	46	46	47	49	57	63	65	65	65	60	59	59	60	56	53	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Woonsocket to Boston (via I-95 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket to Boston?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 50 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woonsocket to Boston?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 North in Boston (20 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (17 miles) · I-495 South in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Boston to Woonsocket (return trip) · Woonsocket 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	56	71	81	83	75	65	60	58	60	66	68	67	68	62	51	50	51
Tue	56	73	91	99	87	73	62	56	57	65	69	70	76	66	53	50	51
Wed	54	71	90	96	86	73	64	60	58	65	70	71	75	67	54	51	53
Thu	57	72	87	95	81	71	64	61	62	68	74	75	77	67	54	51	53
Fri	53	65	67	67	65	67	69	69	70	77	80	79	78	72	59	50	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	52	64	71	69	70	68	66	63	61	61	55	51	51
Sun	47	46	46	47	49	57	63	65	65	65	60	59	59	60	56	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	71	81	83	75	65	60	58	60	66	68	67	68	62	51	50	51
Tue	56	73	91	99	87	73	62	56	57	65	69	70	76	66	53	50	51
Wed	54	71	90	96	86	73	64	60	58	65	70	71	75	67	54	51	53
Thu	57	72	87	95	81	71	64	61	62	68	74	75	77	67	54	51	53
Fri	53	65	67	67	65	67	69	69	70	77	80	79	78	72	59	50	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	52	64	71	69	70	68	66	63	61	61	55	51	51
Sun	47	46	46	47	49	57	63	65	65	65	60	59	59	60	56	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	71	81	83	75	65	60	58	60	66	68	67	68	62	51	50	51
Tue	56	73	91	99	87	73	62	56	57	65	69	70	76	66	53	50	51
Wed	54	71	90	96	86	73	64	60	58	65	70	71	75	67	54	51	53
Thu	57	72	87	95	81	71	64	61	62	68	74	75	77	67	54	51	53
Fri	53	65	67	67	65	67	69	69	70	77	80	79	78	72	59	50	51
Sat	47	47	48	48	52	64	71	69	70	68	66	63	61	61	55	51	51
Sun	47	46	46	47	49	57	63	65	65	65	60	59	59	60	56	53	52