Getting to Providence

From Providence T.F. Green Airport

MBTA runs a very limited commuter rail service from the TF Green if you are getting in early in the morning or in the evening (note: WEEKDAYS ONLY): www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/?route=PROVSTOU

RIPTA runs two bus lines to TF Green, the 14 and 20 (note: only the 20 runs on Sunday).  See schedules here: www.ripta.com/schedules/view.php

Cabs are the quickest way to get from TF Green to downtown Providence and should cost between $30-40, so save money consider trying to communicate with other FMFP participants on our ride-share board: edliberation.ning.com/forum/topics/ridesharing-for-free-minds

From Boston Logan Airport

Peter Pan – the most direct way to travel from Logan to Providence is on the Peter Pan bus line ($20 one way).  See the schedule and purchase tickets here: www.peterpanbus.com

MBTA – for a longer, but cheaper, commute from Logan to Providence take the Silver Line subway/bus to South Station and hop on a commuter rail or Amtrak train to Providence.

From Amtrak

If you take Amtrak (www.amtrak.com) or the commuter rail into Providence, then you will already be downtown! Cabs line up regularly at the station to take you where you want to go, or you will be within walking distance of the downtown conference hotels.

See the links to walking directions to the following hotels:

Google map with walking routes from Amtrak to the Biltmore
Google map with walking routes from Amtrak to the Hilton

From Megabus or Peter Pan

If you take the Megabus, Greyhound, or Peter Pan bus lines to Providence you should get dropped off downtown, at Kennedy Plaza, which is right across from the Biltmore Hotel and just down the way from the Hilton!