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University of Rhode Island - - Transportation

The closest major airport is Logan International Airport , which is located in Boston, Massachusetts, 67 miles from the center of Kingston, RI.

 

Getting around in Kingston, RI

Due to its reduced size, getting around in Kingston is not a very complicated matter - you just need a car or a bike.

 

There are, however, some public transportation options available (used to travel from Kingston to other Rhode Island communities, and viceversa), such as:

 

- The rail services offered by Amtrak, which serves Rhode Island through 3 stations: one in Providence (downtown), one in Kingston, located in the town of South Kingstown, close to the University of Rhode Island and the beaches of Narragansett, and and Westerly, the westernmost town in Rhode Island, along the Connecticut border.

 

- The bus services offered by Bonanza Bus Lines and Greyhound Bus Lines (for intercity bus service).

 

- RIPTA (Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority), which services 38 of RI's 39 cities and towns with a central hub in Providence at Kennedy Plaza. On an average day $1.50 will get you from one end of the state to the other, and if you need a transfer, it's $0.10.

 

How to get to University of Rhode Island campus?

 

Easy! Just follow the driving directions listed below!

 

From Logan International Airport: Head north and turn left toward Hotel Dr. Continue straight. Turn left at Hotel Dr. and right at Harborside Dr. Turn right at Jeffries St. and take the ramp onto I-90 W. Take exit 24 for I-93 and continue toward I-93 S. Merge onto I-93 S and take exit 1 to merge onto I-95 S, toward Providence RI. Enter Rhode Island. Make a slight left at RI-4 S/Col Rodman Hwy (follow the signs for N Kingstown) and continue onto US-1 S/Tower Hill Road. Turn right at RI-138 W/Mooresfield Rd. and continue to follow RI-138 W. Turn right at Upper College Rd. and left at E Alumni Ave. Turn right.