Best Time to Drive from Woonsocket to Manchester

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 100 minutes via I-495 North and I-93 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Woonsocket to Manchester 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	101	103	109	116	109	104	103	103	102	106	113	116	108	101	100	101	102
Tue	102	104	111	124	116	105	103	103	102	107	119	125	118	104	100	101	103
Wed	101	104	111	124	118	107	104	104	102	110	122	128	116	103	101	101	104
Thu	101	103	110	119	112	107	104	103	104	112	133	139	124	107	101	101	102
Fri	101	102	103	106	104	106	107	112	116	126	141	137	118	106	101	100	100
Sat	101	99	99	99	99	103	107	107	105	103	101	100	99	99	98	99	99
Sun	100	98	97	97	97	99	99	101	100	100	98	98	98	99	99	100	102

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Woonsocket to Manchester (via I-495 North and I-93 North) usually takes as little as 100 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (28 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woonsocket to central Manchester 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 Manchester?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 100 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 100 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woonsocket to Manchester?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-495 North in Boston (52 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (16 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

More drives

Manchester to Woonsocket (return trip) · Woonsocket to Boston · Woonsocket to South Boston · Woonsocket to Lowell

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	103	109	116	109	104	103	103	102	106	113	116	108	101	100	101	102
Tue	102	104	111	124	116	105	103	103	102	107	119	125	118	104	100	101	103
Wed	101	104	111	124	118	107	104	104	102	110	122	128	116	103	101	101	104
Thu	101	103	110	119	112	107	104	103	104	112	133	139	124	107	101	101	102
Fri	101	102	103	106	104	106	107	112	116	126	141	137	118	106	101	100	100
Sat	101	99	99	99	99	103	107	107	105	103	101	100	99	99	98	99	99
Sun	100	98	97	97	97	99	99	101	100	100	98	98	98	99	99	100	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	103	109	116	109	104	103	103	102	106	113	116	108	101	100	101	102
Tue	102	104	111	124	116	105	103	103	102	107	119	125	118	104	100	101	103
Wed	101	104	111	124	118	107	104	104	102	110	122	128	116	103	101	101	104
Thu	101	103	110	119	112	107	104	103	104	112	133	139	124	107	101	101	102
Fri	101	102	103	106	104	106	107	112	116	126	141	137	118	106	101	100	100
Sat	101	99	99	99	99	103	107	107	105	103	101	100	99	99	98	99	99
Sun	100	98	97	97	97	99	99	101	100	100	98	98	98	99	99	100	102

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	103	109	116	109	104	103	103	102	106	113	116	108	101	100	101	102
Tue	102	104	111	124	116	105	103	103	102	107	119	125	118	104	100	101	103
Wed	101	104	111	124	118	107	104	104	102	110	122	128	116	103	101	101	104
Thu	101	103	110	119	112	107	104	103	104	112	133	139	124	107	101	101	102
Fri	101	102	103	106	104	106	107	112	116	126	141	137	118	106	101	100	100
Sat	101	99	99	99	99	103	107	107	105	103	101	100	99	99	98	99	99
Sun	100	98	97	97	97	99	99	101	100	100	98	98	98	99	99	100	102