There are 10 ways to get from Rhode Island to Columbia by train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus), car, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via New York (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Northeast Regional
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain Acela
8h 7m$102–833Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, line 75 bus, line 501 bus
cheapest- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane PVD - BWI
- Take the bus from Mathison Way to Arundel Mills Shopping Centerbus
- Take the bus from Arundel Mills Mall to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rdbus
6h 10m$64–374Bus via LOMBARD ST & EUTAW ST fs wb
- Take the bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Providence
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2601 / ...
10h 30m$74–181Drive 377.3 mi
- Drive from Providence to Columbiacar 377.3 mi
7h 14m$69–100Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, bus
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane PVD - DCA
- Take the bus from 12TH ST & G ST NW nb to LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD opp wbbus
5h 35m$82–483Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Providence to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain Acela
8h 27m$129–258Bus
- Take the bus from Providence to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0230
- Take the bus from New York -152 East Broadway to Catonsville - Hmartbus NY to Baltimore via Catonsville
11h 10m$70–109Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, bus
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane PVD - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the bus from 12TH ST & G ST NW nb to LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD opp wbbus
6h 8m$336–662Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, bus
- Take the train from Providence to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane BOS - DCA
- Take the bus from 12TH ST & G ST NW nb to LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD opp wbbus
6h 43m$512–1,971Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, line 75 bus, line 501 bus
- Take the train from Providence to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane BOS - BWI
- Take the bus from Mathison Way to Arundel Mills Shopping Centerbus
- Take the bus from Arundel Mills Mall to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rdbus
7h 8m$164–1,572
Rhode Island to Columbia by train, tram, and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rhode Island to Columbia is to bus which costs $70 - $110 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Rhode Island to Columbia is to fly and bus which takes 5h 35m and costs $80 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Rhode Island to Columbia. However, there are services departing from Providence Downtown and arriving at LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD opp wb via New York Midtown, HAINES ST & WARNER ST eb and LOMBARD ST & EUTAW ST fs wb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Rhode Island to Columbia. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Baltimore Arena via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Rhode Island and Columbia is 394 miles. The road distance is 379.5 miles.
The best way to get from Rhode Island to Columbia without a car is to train via New York which takes 8h 7m and costs $100 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Rhode Island to Columbia, including transfers.
Rhode Island to Columbia bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Providence Downtown station.
Rhode Island to Columbia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Providence station.
The best way to get from Rhode Island to Columbia is to train via New York which takes 8h 7m and costs $100 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via LOMBARD ST & EUTAW ST fs wb, which costs $70 - $190 and takes 10h 30m.
What companies run services between Rhode Island, USA and Columbia, MD, USA?
You can take a train from Providence to LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD opp wb via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Baltimore Penn Station, Penn Station, Baltimore Arena, and LOMBARD ST & EUTAW ST fs wb in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Providence Downtown to LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD opp wb via Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York Midtown, Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, HAINES ST & WARNER ST eb, PACA ST & BALTIMORE nb, and LOMBARD ST & EUTAW ST fs wb in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Providence to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Providence to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Providence to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from Providence to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $85–550
- First Class
- $270–850
Train from Providence to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Providence to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Adult
- $7–14
Train from Providence to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Adult
- $7–14
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Bus from 12TH ST & G ST NW nb to LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD opp wb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from 12TH ST & G ST NW nb to LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD opp wb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Mathison Way to Arundel Mills Shopping Center
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from 12TH ST & G ST NW nb to LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY & VANTAGE POINT RD opp wb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Mathison Way to Arundel Mills Shopping Center
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Providence to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- [email protected]
- Website
- rockledgebus.com
Bus from New York -152 East Broadway to Catonsville - Hmart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.rockledgebus.com
- Website
- transitrta.com
Bus from Arundel Mills Mall to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- transitrta.com
Bus from Arundel Mills Mall to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- transitrta.com
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More Questions & Answers
Rhode Island to Columbia bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Rhode Island to Columbia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rhode Island to Columbia is 379 miles. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Rhode Island to Columbia.
There are 365+ hotels available in Columbia.























