There are 11 ways to get from San Francisco to Providence by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SFO - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
8h 36m$226–1,171Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
cheapest- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane SJC - PVD
11h 17m$163–621Train, bus
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Providence Downtownbus
3d 5h$930–1,941Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Providence Downtownbus
3d 8h$565–1,128Drive 3,069.9 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Providencecar 3,069.9 mi
2d$561–810Fly San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane SFO - PVD
10h 6m$561–869Fly Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane OAK - PVD
10h 53m$167–615Fly Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane OAK - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
10h 22m$222–1,417Fly San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SFO - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providencetrain
11h 12m$304–601Fly San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SFO - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providencetrain
11h 26m$260–970Train
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
3d 5h$1,092–2,906
San Francisco to Providence by subway, train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Providence is to Caltrain and fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Providence is to fly and train which takes 8h 36m and costs $220 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Providence. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Providence Downtown via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Providence. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Providence via Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Boston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between San Francisco and Providence is 2780 miles. The road distance is 3087.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Providence without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 5h and costs $900 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from San Francisco to Providence, including transfers.
San Francisco to Providence bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Providence train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Providence is to bus which takes 3 days 8h and costs $550 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $550 - $900 and takes 10h 6m, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $3,000 and takes 3 days 5h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Providence, RI, USA?
You can take a bus from San Francisco to Providence Downtown via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 3d 8h. Alternatively, Sun Country Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Salt Lake City, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- 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 Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- 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 Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- 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 Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- 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 Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 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 Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- 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 Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- 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 Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 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
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Providence Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Providence Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Providence bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Providence is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 7:33 PM in San Francisco and 10:33 PM in Providence.
San Francisco to Providence train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Providence is 3088 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from San Francisco to Providence.
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