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ADMITTED STUDENTS: Travel Information

LODGING
>> get a list of nearby hotels, motels and bed & breakfasts

DINING
>> get a list of nearby restaurants

ABOUT PROVIDENCE
>> get complete information about Providence and Rhode Island

RISD MAPS + DIRECTIONS
>> download a map of the RISD campus (.pdf)
>> get directions to RISD (Admissions Office: 62 Prospect Street)

TRAINS
Amtrak
>> get schedules and fares at www.amtrak.com
>> 1 800 USA-RAIL (1 800 872-7245)
>> directions to the Providence station

Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority (MBTA) Commuter Rail
service between Providence and Boston on the Attleboro/Stoughton Line
>> www.mbta.com
>> 800 392-6100

AIRPORTS
T.F. Green Airport, Providence, RI (PVD)
>> www.pvdairport.com
>> airport information: 888 268-7222; in Rhode Island: 401 737-8222
>> T.F. Green shuttle: airporttaxiri.com/schedule.html

Logan International Airport, Boston, MA (BOS)
>> www.massport.com/logan
>> 800 23-LOGAN

BUSES
Peter Pan/Bonanza
daily trips to Boston, Cape Cod, Newport, Albany, New York City, and Logan and T.F. Green International Airports
>> peterpanbus.com
>> 401 751-8800; toll-free: 888 751-8800

Greyhound
>> www.greyhound.com
>> 800 229-9424
>> +1 402 330-8552 (International areas without toll free access)
>> 800 752-4841 (assistance for passengers with disabilities)
>> 800 345-3109 (TDD)

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)
transportation within Rhode Island, including buses, trolleys and Providence/Newport ferries
>> www.ripta.com

 

 

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