Best Time to Drive from Worcester to Providence

Right now (9:03 pm EDT): about 56 minutes via MA-146 South, usually 55 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 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	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	58	57	56	56	56	55
Tue	55	54	55	56	56	56	57	58	57	58	56	58	58	56	57	56	56
Wed	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	59	58	56	55	56	56
Thu	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	56	58	59	58	57	56	56	56	55
Fri	55	54	56	55	56	56	58	57	57	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Worcester to Providence (via MA-146 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (19 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Worcester 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 Worcester to Providence?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 54 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Worcester to Providence?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	58	57	56	56	56	55
Tue	55	54	55	56	56	56	57	58	57	58	56	58	58	56	57	56	56
Wed	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	59	58	56	55	56	56
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Sat	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sat	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	58	57	56	56	56	55
Tue	55	54	55	56	56	56	57	58	57	58	56	58	58	56	57	56	56
Wed	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	59	58	56	55	56	56
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Fri	55	54	56	55	56	56	58	57	57	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	56
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