There are 8 ways to get from San Diego to Rhode Island by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SAN - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
6h 59m$213–1,008Fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane SAN - PVD
8h 27m$111–454Train
- Take the train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
2d 21h$1,814–3,487Bus
- Take the bus from San Diego 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 New York to Providencebus
3d 2h$533–853Drive 2,914.4 mi
- Drive from San Diego to Providencecar 2,914.4 mi
2d$532–769Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SAN - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providencetrain
9h 41m$312–1,226Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SAN - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providencetrain
9h 43m$483–1,072Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York to Providencebus
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San Diego to Rhode Island by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Rhode Island is to fly which costs $110 - $460 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Rhode Island is to fly and train which takes 6h 59m and costs $210 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from San Diego to Rhode Island. However, there are services departing from San Diego and arriving at Providence via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and New York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from San Diego to Rhode Island. However, there are services departing from San Diego and arriving at Providence via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Boston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between San Diego and Rhode Island is 2650 miles. The road distance is 2931.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Rhode Island without a car is to train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $1,800 - $3,500.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from San Diego to Rhode Island, including transfers.
San Diego to Rhode Island bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Diego station.
San Diego to Rhode Island train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Diego station.
The best way to get from San Diego to Rhode Island is to train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $1,800 - $3,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $900 and takes 3 days 2h, you could also fly, which costs $110 - $460 and takes 8h 27m.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Rhode Island, USA?
You can take a train from San Diego to Providence via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, and Boston in around 2d 21h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Diego to Providence via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and New York in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–490
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Peter Pan
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Diego to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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San Diego to Rhode Island bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Rhode Island is 3h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 12:58 in San Diego and 15:58 in Rhode Island.
San Diego to Rhode Island train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Fullerton Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Rhode Island is 2931 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from San Diego to Rhode Island.
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