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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j7rg0h1 wrote

It sounds counter-intuitive but, if you have a car, the commute isn't nearly as terrible going from Boston to Providence. Traffic and accidents still happen, you'll still spend a ton on gas, extra maintenance, etc but once you get to 93, the southbound traffic going away from the city is pretty tolerable. Nowhere near as bad as what 93 northbound is at the same time, even with 1 less lane than normal.

The 95 stretch is pretty easy until the last 5 miles. That's always kind of slow starting around North Providence. Waze or Google would probably make you get off earlier around Pawtucket before then.

Coming home have slow parts but, even leaving around 5-6, it's still nowhere near as bad as trying to get out of Boston.

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chocosunn OP t1_j7ric6g wrote

I don’t have a car, so I would be taking the train! The ride is about 30 minutes.

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MyStackRunnethOver t1_j7rjsu2 wrote

Nice! I strongly recommend simulating your potential future commute. If you can, do it on a weekday to actually experience commuting load. If not, then just do a weekend trip back and forth, keeping in mind schedule differences between the two

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LTG-Jon t1_j7ry4fx wrote

The ride on Amtrak is 30 minutes. On the commuter rail, it’s a little over an hour.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j7rn406 wrote

Gotcha. Yeah, I think others have said enough about the train part. It depends on cost/schedule and the suggestion of doing a weekday dry run is probably wise.

I've done the reverse plenty and it's fine enough. Trains sometimes have issues but the commuter rail only sucks when it snows.

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