2013 Conference Travel Information

Travel by Air

The primary airport serving the Providence area is T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Warwick, RI. It is about ten minutes and 8.5 miles from Providence. The website is http://www.pvdairport.com/.

Airlines flying into Green Airport include Air Canada, Delta, jetBlue, Southwest, United, and US Airways. Providence is also about 58 minutes (53 miles) from Logan Airport in Boston, if that happens to be more convenient.


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Here are some ways to get to and from Green Airport.

Between Green Airport and downtown Providence:

  • Peter Pan Bus Lines (401)751-8800
  • RIPTA Bus (Kennedy Plaza) (800) 244-0444
  • Airport Taxi (401) 737-2868
  • MBTA Commuter Rail 800-392-6100

Kennedy Plaza offers connections to Greyhound Bus, Peter Pan/Bonanza Bus and other RIPTA routes throughout Rhode Island.

Once you are in Kennedy Plaza or Providence Station you can get to:

  • Boston - MBTA Commuter Rail, Amtrak, Peter Pan Bus, or Greyhound
  • Cape Cod - Peter Pan Bus
  • Groton/New London, CT - Amtrak, Greyhound Bus
  • New Haven, CT - Amtrak, Peter Pan Bus, Greyhound Bus
  • Worcester, MA - Peter Pan Bus

Use the Skywalk that connects the airport terminal to the InterLink facility to access MBTA commuter rail service to and from Green Airport. Commuter Rail service connects Green Airport with Providence Station. The Providence train station offers connections to Amtrak and additional MBTA Commuter trains.

Travel by Train

MBTA Commuter Rail 800-392-6100 provides rail service is available between Green Airport and downtown Providence, Attleboro, Boston (Back Bay & South Stations), Canton Junction, Mansfield, Sharon and South Attleboro, MA.

The Providence Train Station/AMTRAK is downtown at 100 Gaspee Street and quite close to the hotel. For tickets and reservations call AMTRAK, 800-USA-RAIL (800-872-7245). Daily service is avaliable between Providence Station and Boston (Back Bay and South Stations), Kingston Station (URI), Westerly, and points in Connecticut.


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