There are 11 ways to get from Providence to Los Angeles by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, train, 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 Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PVD - LAX
10h 5m$159–670Train
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 20h$1,758–3,356Bus
- Take the bus from Providence to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 21h$516–821Drive 2,932.1 mi
- Drive from Providence to Los Angelescar 2,932.1 mi
2d$536–773Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOS - LAX
10h 1m$204–1,068Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PVD - BUR
10h 54m$228–917Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane PVD - LGB
11h 45m$178–763Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane PVD - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
12h 23m$212–871Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PVD - SNA
14h 5m$259–1,032Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BOS - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
13h 29m$279–1,080Bus, train
- Take the bus from Providence to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 21h$1,367–2,170
Providence to Los Angeles by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Providence to Los Angeles is to fly which costs $150 - $700 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Providence to Los Angeles is to train and fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $200 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Providence to Los Angeles station. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Providence to Los Angeles. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Los Angeles via Boston and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Providence and Los Angeles is 2626 miles. The road distance is 2949.2 miles.
The best way to get from Providence to Los Angeles without a car is to train which takes 2 days 20h and costs $1,700 - $3,400.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Providence to Los Angeles, including transfers.
Providence to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Providence station.
Providence to Los Angeles train services, operated by MBTA, depart from Providence station.
The best way to get from Providence to Los Angeles is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,700 - $3,400 and takes 2 days 20h, you could also bus, which costs $500 - $850 and takes 2 days 21h.
What companies run services between Providence, RI, USA and Los Angeles, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Providence to Los Angeles via Back Bay, Boston, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ontario International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ontario International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 43 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 Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 43 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 Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Peter Pan
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–490
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Providence to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Providence to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at New York station.
Los Angeles is 3h behind Providence. It is currently 12:07 in Providence and 09:07 in Los Angeles.
Providence to Los Angeles train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Back Bay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Providence to Los Angeles is 2949 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Providence to Los Angeles.
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