Best Time to Drive from Worcester to North Providence

Right now (9:49 pm EDT): about 50 minutes via MA-146 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Worcester to North Providence by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Worcester to North Providence (via MA-146 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (17 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester to central North 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 Worcester to North Providence?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Worcester to North Providence?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 50 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to North Providence?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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