Getting Around Newport
Parking
places are at a premium, although the situation
is certainly not hopeless.
But why bother? If you live close enough
to Newport to make it practicable, why not
bring—or rent—a bicycle?
You can't really see the mansions
by car—there's almost no
parking, you
always have to keep moving (the car behind
you
will
make
sure you do)—and
Newport is small enough so that even an
out-of-shape biker can see the town without
strain.
Getting to Newport by Car
The fastest way from New
York City,
Boston, or other points west or north,
is to follow I-95 to US 1 to RI Route 138
east across the bridge to Jamestown and
then the Newport Bridge (toll) to Newport.
Coming from Cape
Cod, Fall
River MA or other
points east, follow I-195 toward Providence,
but turn south on RI Route 114 before reaching
Providence, and follow it to Newport.
By Bus
Bonanza
Bus Lines serves Newport with
a stop downtown at Newport Gateway
Center,
23 America's Cup Avenue (tel 401-846-1820)
(map).
Bonanza works in conjunction with Greyhound
and the Rhode
Island Public Transit Authority
(RIPTA), and has frequent daily buses from Boston (2
hours), from Providence (1
hour), and from
New
York
City (5-1/2 hours).
By Train
Amtrak trains between Boston and New
York
City stop in Providence, and buses run from Providence
to Newport.
By Boat
There are daily ferries in summer
between
Providence,
Newport, and Block
Island.
By Plane
Several national and regional
airlines fly into T
F Green Airport in
Warwick, south of Providence,
30 miles (48 km) northwest of
Newport.
