There are 10 ways to get from Providence to Berkeley by plane, subway, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, or bus
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Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PVD - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 48m$173–722Train
- 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 Emeryvilletrain
3d 6h$1,858–3,556Bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Berkeleybus
3d 6h$606–936Drive 3,060 mi
- Drive from Providence to Berkeleycar 3,060 mi
2d$559–807Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PVD - OAK
10h 19m$227–915Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
10h 19m$218–1,130Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PVD - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
11h 22m$242–970Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOS - OAK
11h 45m$222–1,423Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JFK - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
12h 23m$258–1,202Bus, 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 Emeryvilletrain
3d 7h$1,477–2,371
Providence to Berkeley by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Providence to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $170 - $750 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Providence to Berkeley is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $220 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Providence to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Berkeley via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Providence to Berkeley. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Emeryville via Boston and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Providence and Berkeley is 2739 miles. The road distance is 3077.8 miles.
The best way to get from Providence to Berkeley without a car is to train which takes 3 days 6h and costs $1,800 - $3,600.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Providence to Berkeley, including transfers.
Providence to Berkeley bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Providence station.
Providence to Berkeley train services, operated by MBTA, depart from Providence station.
The best way to get from Providence to Berkeley is to train which takes 3 days 6h and costs $1,800 - $3,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $600 - $950 and takes 3 days 6h, you could also fly, which costs $220 - $950 and takes 10h 19m.
What companies run services between Providence, RI, USA and Berkeley, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Providence to Emeryville via Back Bay, Boston, and Chicago Union Station in around 3d 6h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Providence to Berkeley via New York, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
Subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $11–15
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 Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- 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 Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- 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
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- 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
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Providence to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Providence to Berkeley bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at New York station.
Berkeley is 3h behind Providence. It is currently 4:22 PM in Providence and 1:22 PM in Berkeley.
Providence to Berkeley train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Back Bay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Providence to Berkeley is 3078 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Providence to Berkeley.
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