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Providence · United States

Car hire and driving in Providence

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at PVD means 11 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Providence

Car rental from Providence: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Providence to New BedfordUnited States45 km (28 mi)about 37 min
Providence to WorcesterUnited States58 km (36 mi)about 48 min
Providence to BostonUnited States66 km (41 mi)about 54 min
Providence to CambridgeUnited States66 km (41 mi)about 54 min
Providence to LowellUnited States90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Providence to SpringfieldUnited States102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Providence to HartfordUnited States106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Providence to ManchesterUnited States130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 46 min
Providence to New HavenUnited States139 km (86 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Providence to WaterburyUnited States139 km (87 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Providence to BridgeportUnited States164 km (102 mi)about 2 h 14 min
Providence to North StamfordUnited States193 km (120 mi)about 2 h 37 min
Providence to New York CityUnited States249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Providence to TorontoCanada684 km (425 mi)about 9 h 17 min
Providence to BrooklynUnited States249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Providence to ChicagoUnited States1,343 km (835 mi)about 18 h 12 min
Providence to QueensUnited States239 km (149 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Providence to MontréalCanada445 km (277 mi)about 6 h 2 min
Providence to PhiladelphiaUnited States378 km (235 mi)about 5 h 7 min
Providence to ManhattanUnited States243 km (151 mi)about 3 h 17 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Providence?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.