By Plane

Rhode Island is so compact that one airport handles all the important national flights: it's T F Green State Airport (PVD) in Warwick, just a few miles south of Providence. More...

By Train

Ten Amtrak trains a day from New York City (3 to 4 hours) and from Boston MA (1 hour) arrive at Providence Station (tel 401-751-5416) beneath the State House (map). More...

In addition, MBTA Commuter Rail runs 15 trains each weekday (9 on Saturday, 7 on Sunday) on its Providence-Stoughton Line between Providence and Boston (1 hour). Some of these trains run all the way to Providence's T F Green Airport. More...

By Bus

The main Peter Pan/Bonanza Bus Terminal (tel 401-751-8800, 888-751-8800) is north of the center (I-95, Exit 25A), but most of these buses, and Greyhound buses as well, also serve Providence's Intermodal Transportation Center right in Kennedy Plaza (map).

Peter Pan/Bonanza runs six buses daily to Providence from New York City (8 on Friday and Sunday), Boston MA, Newport RI, Hartford CT, Hyannis (Cape Cod) MA, Springfield MA, and Albany NY. Travel time from New York City is about 4 hours; from Boston or Newport about 1 hour, from Hyannis (Cape Cod) about 1.5 to 2 hours. More...

There are 6 Bonanza buses daily between New York City and Providence, 8 buses on Friday and Sunday. To confirm fares and schedules, call toll-free 1-888-751-8800. More...

By Car

I-95 goes right through the center of Providence on its way between New York City and Boston. In the center of Providence, I-195 branches off to go through Fall River MA (the turnoff for Newport RI), New Bedford MA, and then on to Cape Cod.

Distances from Providence to:

—Boston MA: 45 miles (73 km) NE, 1 hour

—Hyannis MA (Cape Cod): 76 miles (122 km) E, 1.5 hours

—Newport RI: 30 miles (48 km) S, 50 minutes

—New Bedford MA: 32 miles (51.5 km) SE, 45 minutes

—New London CT: 55 miles (89 km) SW, 1.25 hours

—New York City: 182 miles (293 km) SW, 3.5 hours

—Plymouth MA: 54 miles (87 km) E, 1 hour

Parking in Providence
Street parking in Providence is scarce, and meters are checked frequently. The center of town has lots of private pay lots, which it is best to use if you need to be downtown.

Otherwise, park on a side street on College Hill, where there's plenty of shade. In summer there are usually plenty of places, but they fill up when the colleges (Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design) are in session from mid-September through May.

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