There are 11 ways to get from Scranton to Cranston by bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or plane
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Bus, train via Newark
best- Take the bus from Scranton to Newark Penn Stationbus FlixBus N2686
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providencetrain Acela
7h 16m$58–1,370Drive 259.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Scranton to Cranstoncar 259.1 mi
5h 6m$48–69Bus, train
- Take the bus from Scranton, PA to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus 117 / ...
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providencetrain Acela
7h 45m$57–785Bus
- Take the bus from Scranton, PA to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus 117 / ...
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Providence Downtownbus New York
8h 40m$55–140Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Scranton to New York Midtownbus FlixBus 2685 / ...
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providencetrain Acela
7h 24m$56–778Bus, train via New Haven
- Take the bus from Scranton, PA to New York/Uptown & Midtown, NYbus 103
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Providencetrain
9h 10m$95–762Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Take the bus from Scranton to New York Midtownbus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane JFK - PVD
6h 14m$73–307Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take the bus from Scranton to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane EWR - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
7h 2m$158–1,124Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take the bus from Scranton to New York Midtownbus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane JFK - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
7h 59m$397–1,456Bus, train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Take the bus from Scranton to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane PHL - PVD
7h 17m$82–990Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take the bus from Scranton, PA to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane LGA - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
8h 4m$133–1,087
Scranton to Cranston by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scranton to Cranston is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 5h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Scranton to Cranston is to drive which takes 5h 6m and costs $45 - $70.
No, there is no direct bus from Scranton to Cranston. However, there are services departing from Scranton, PA and arriving at Pontiac before Park via Port Authority Bus Terminal and Washington before Snow. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Scranton and Cranston is 313 miles. The road distance is 260.6 miles.
The best way to get from Scranton to Cranston without a car is to bus and train via Newark which takes 7h 16m and costs $55 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Scranton to Cranston, including transfers.
Scranton to Cranston bus services, operated by Martz Bus, depart from Scranton, PA station.
Scranton to Cranston bus services, operated by Martz Bus, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Scranton to Cranston is 261 miles. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Scranton to Cranston.
There are 183+ hotels available in Cranston.
What companies run services between Scranton, PA, USA and Cranston, RI, USA?
You can take a bus from Scranton, PA to Pontiac before Park via Port Authority Bus Terminal, Providence Downtown, and Washington before Snow in around 8h 40m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from New Haven to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $26–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 29 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
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $26–280
- Business Class
- $85–330
Train from New Haven to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–240
- Business Class
- $65–280
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 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
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–20
- Peak
- $23–27
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Scranton to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Scranton to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-233-8604
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Scranton, PA to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
Bus from Scranton, PA to New York/Uptown & Midtown, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Scranton, PA to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Providence Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $24–55
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