There are 10 ways to get from Providence to California by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
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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
8h 42m$179–1,520Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
10h 7m$168–1,197Bus, train
- Take the bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
2d 18h$745–1,673Bus
- Take the bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- 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$515–1,003Drive 2,926.3 mi
- Drive from Providence to Los Angelescar 2,926.3 mi
2d$534–772Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PVD - SAN
9h 47m$254–1,112Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PVD - SJC
10h 22m$258–1,113Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BOS - SAN
9h 31m$260–1,689Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOS - LAX
9h 54m$235–1,247Train
- 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$876–2,556
Providence to California by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Providence to California is to train and fly which costs $160 - $1,200 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Providence to California is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $170 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Providence to California station. However, there are services departing from Providence Downtown 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 California. 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 California is 2626 miles. The road distance is 2943.3 miles.
The best way to get from Providence to California without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 18h and costs $700 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Providence to California, including transfers.
Providence to California bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Providence Downtown station.
Providence to California train services, operated by MBTA, depart from Providence station.
The best way to get from Providence to California is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $170 - $1,600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 21h, you could also train, which costs $850 - $2,600 and takes 2 days 20h.
What companies run services between Providence, RI, USA and California, USA?
Breeze Airways, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Providence Downtown to Los Angeles Union Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal and St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $8–14
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $7–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $10–450
- First Class
- $110–600
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Providence to California bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
California is 3h behind Providence. It is currently 6:42 PM in Providence and 3:42 PM in California.
Providence to California train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Back Bay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Providence to California is 2943 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Providence to California.
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