Providence

By Water

Providence to Newport Water Taxi

265 Melrose St., +1 401 781 9400, (http://www.ripta.com/). In a one hour and 25 minute ride you can travel on the water taxi from Newport RI to Providence RI. Fare is $14.00 Adults, $12.00 Seniors and disabled, and free for children under 5. Service was scheduled to resume in August 2009 after a being suspended due to lack of funding in October 2008, but was delayed for mechanical difficulties for the rest of the 2009 season.

Block Island Ferry

Service between Narragansett, RI and Block Island, RI/ Website: www.blockislandferry.com

Address: State Pier, Galillee and Wakefield, RI401-783-4613 or 866-783-7340 toll freeEmail: [email protected]

Martha's Vineyard Ferry Service Vineyard Fast Ferry

Service between Quonset Point, RI and Oak Bluffs, MV/ Website: www.vineyardfastferry.com

Address:1347 Roger Williams Way, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Phone:401-295-4040Email: [email protected]

By plane

T.F. Green Airport

IATA: PVD (http://www.pvdairport.com) in nearby Warwick, offers many low cost and regular flights to cities in the United States.

Get in from TF Green

Car: take I-95 North. Approx. 20 minutes.

Bus: The #20 bus goes to Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence by way of Elmwood and Roger Williams Park and Zoo, and takes approximately 40 minutes.The #14 bus goes directly to and from Kennedy Plaza and takes approximately 15-25 minutes, also connects to Newport, Narragansett, and East Greenwich.

Bus route information from RIPTA's website .

Commuter Rail: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA now provides passengers the option of catching the commuter rail from the airport into the city. There are 10 trains throughout the week day that does transportation. You now have the option of taking the train to or from the airport to any city in-between.

Boston's Logan Airport BOS is much larger and is generally used for most international flights.

Get in from Logan

Car: take I-95 South. Approx. 1 hour potentially much longer in traffic.

Public transit: take the MBTA (http://www.mbta.com) Silver Line bus it's a BRT line to South Station and take an MBTA commuter train to Providence. Approx. 1hr 30 mins in travel time. Add waiting time of 1-2 hours if you haven't planned which commuter train to catch. The commuter rail leaves you in downtown Providence.

By car

For those driving, I-95 will serve you well from Boston or New York areas, Rt. 146 is better when coming from Worcester or western Massachusetts area. I-195 connects to Cape Cod and eastern Massachusetts. Driving from TF Green Airport PVD (http://www.pvdairport.com), head north on I-95. Driving to the airport exit 13 on I-95.