There are 10 ways to get from Costa Mesa to Providence by plane, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Long Beach Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
best- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane LGB - PVD
8h 42m$251–802Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane LAX - PVD
11h 19m$109–392Train
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
2d 21h$1,759–3,402Drive 2,929.7 mi
- Drive from Costa Mesa to Providencecar 2,929.7 mi
2d$501–724Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane SNA - PVD
11h 53m$115–461Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SNA - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
11h 42m$250–1,103Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane LAX - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
10h 55m$234–1,064Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take the train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SAN - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
11h 19m$198–1,001Train, bus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Providencebus
2d 23h$1,390–2,187Train, bus via Kansas City
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York to Providencebus
3d$1,230–1,938
Costa Mesa to Providence by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Mesa to Providence is to train and fly which costs $100 - $400 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Mesa to Providence is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $250 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Costa Mesa station to Providence. However, there are services departing from Fullerton Amtrak Station and arriving at Providence via Chicago Union Station and Boston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Costa Mesa and Providence is 2621 miles. The road distance is 2946.8 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Mesa to Providence without a car is to train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $1,700 - $3,400.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Costa Mesa to Providence, including transfers.
Costa Mesa to Providence train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Fullerton Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Costa Mesa to Providence is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $250 - $800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,700 - $3,400 and takes 2 days 21h.
Providence is 3h ahead of Costa Mesa. It is currently 9:53 PM in Costa Mesa and 12:53 AM in Providence.
Costa Mesa to Providence train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Costa Mesa, CA, USA and Providence, RI, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Harbor-Bernard to Providence via Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, and Boston in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Peter Pan
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