There are 8 ways to get from Rhode Island to Rochester by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rochester
best- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Rochester (RST)plane PVD - RST
8h 33m$103–507Bus
- Take the bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Rochesterbus
31h 16m$258–470Bus, train
- Take the bus from Providence to Worcester Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Worcester Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Take the bus from Madison to Rochesterbus
32h 59m$398–799Drive 1,305.6 mi
- Drive from Providence to Rochestercar 1,305.6 mi
22h 6m$239–345Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane PVD - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochesterbus
7h 5m$174–659Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the train from Providence to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rochester (RST)plane BOS - RST
8h 48m$118–1,095Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Providence to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane BOS - MSP
- Take the bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochesterbus
8h 12m$409–1,567Train, bus
- Take the train from Providence to Bostontrain
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Rochester, MNbus
34h 57m$496–1,566
Rhode Island to Rochester by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rhode Island to Rochester is to fly which costs $100 - $550 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Rhode Island to Rochester is to fly and bus which takes 7h 5m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Rhode Island to Rochester. However, there are services departing from Providence Downtown and arriving at Rochester via New York Midtown, Chicago Bus Station and Milwaukee. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 16m.
The distance between Rhode Island and Rochester is 1100 miles. The road distance is 1313.2 miles.
The best way to get from Rhode Island to Rochester without a car is to bus which takes 31h 16m and costs $250 - $470.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Rhode Island to Rochester, including transfers.
Rhode Island to Rochester bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Providence Downtown station.
The best way to get from Rhode Island to Rochester is to fly which takes 8h 33m and costs $100 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $250 - $470 and takes 31h 16m.
Rhode Island to Rochester bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Rochester is 1h behind Rhode Island. It is currently 3:26 PM in Rhode Island and 2:26 PM in Rochester.
What companies run services between Rhode Island, USA and Rochester, MN, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Rochester (RST) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Providence Downtown to Rochester via Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York Midtown, Chicago Bus Station, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, and Milwaukee in around 31h 16m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rochester via Detroit, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Traverse City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Madison, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Worcester Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- 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
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 Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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
- 1-800-343-9999
- 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 Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Madison to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from St. Paul to Rochester, MN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $28–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Providence to Worcester Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $25–55
- Phone
- + 1 507-280-9270
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/minneapolis-st-paul-airport/rochester
Bus from Minneapolis / St Paul Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/minneapolis-st-paul-airport/rochester
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