There are 10 ways to get from San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train
best- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SBP - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
10h 35m$176–1,260Fly San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane SBP - PVD
11h 39m$122–508Train
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
3d 1h$1,880–3,588Bus
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum 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 4h$574–888Drive 3,061.9 mi
- Drive from San Luis Obispo to Providencecar 3,061.9 mi
2d 3h$559–808Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SBA - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
12h 15mBus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane SBA - PVD
12h 12mTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane LAX - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
14h 33m$326–1,300Fly San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bradley International Airport, train
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane SBP - BDL
- Take the train from Windsor Locks to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Providencetrain
14h 4m$244–1,498Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York to Providencebus
3d 3h$1,417–2,246
San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island is to fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island is to fly and train which takes 10h 35m and costs $170 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island. However, there are services departing from San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum and arriving at Providence via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and New York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island. However, there are services departing from San Luis Obispo and arriving at Providence via Los Angeles, Chicago Union Station and Boston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between San Luis Obispo and Rhode Island is 2753 miles. The road distance is 3079.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island without a car is to train which takes 3 days 1h and costs $1,800 - $3,600.
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island, including transfers.
San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum station.
San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Luis Obispo station.
The best way to get from San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island is to train which takes 3 days 1h and costs $1,800 - $3,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $550 - $900 and takes 3 days 4h, you could also fly, which costs $120 - $550 and takes 11h 39m.
What companies run services between San Luis Obispo, CA, USA and Rhode Island, USA?
You can take a train from San Luis Obispo to Providence via Los Angeles, Chicago Union Station, and Boston in around 3d 1h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum to Providence via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and New York in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via San Diego, Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Phoenix, Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Phoenix, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bradley International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bradley International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Denver, Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bradley International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
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 Luis Obispo to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- 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 Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Windsor Locks to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- 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
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 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 New Haven to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $26–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- 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
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- 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 Luis Obispo to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Luis Obispo to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
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San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Rhode Island is 3h ahead of San Luis Obispo. It is currently 23:18 in San Luis Obispo and 02:18 in Rhode Island.
San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island is 3080 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from San Luis Obispo to Rhode Island.
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