Your first best bet is to fly out of Providence and avoid that nightmare altogether. But since you didn’t do that, option two is taking the MBTA train to south station and hopping on the silver line.

I do Amtrak (as low as $8 or x2$16 if you buy in advance) or commuter rail ($12.25 or x2$24.50) to silver line. Far less than parking.

Or, drive to Braintree and take the shuttle.

Linked below a few of the recent threads where this issue (cost/means) has been broadly discussed.

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/d2pd4d/earliest_possible_trainbus_providence_to_logan/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/89sn27/travel_time_for_providence_to_logan_airport_bos/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/8fnyrw/uber_from_providence_to_logan_airport/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/ty1t20/driving_to_the_airport_how_does_providence/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/6bb7kx/public_transport_to_the_airport/

Thanks! I failed to mention that I'll be flying international so flights out of Providence are harder to come by

That’s fair. PVD was becoming rather international before COVID, hopefully that picks back up again. Norwegian Air was an absolute dream.

The peter pan bus isn’t bad. Drops off right at the airport.

Thank you, super helpful. It will take longer than driving but definitely worth the savings

I would look into the Logan express. They’ve got various locations you can drive to (or get dropped off) and then you take a shuttle to Logan. Prices are reasonable if I’m remembering correctly

Right at your airline too!!

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seconding this! it’s $20 for the shuttle round trip and i think the parking is $7 a day (last time i went to braintree location). they pick up at least once an hour and will drop you right at your terminal

They run a 7:15-8:40 AM bus and a 12:45-2:10 PM bus each day.

You may even be able to take a RIPTA bus to the train station and leave your car at home. Some bus routes serve the station directly, others drop you at Kennedy Plaza but you can transfer to the R Line or walk.

If you get off the Amtrak or MBTA at back bay, there’s a free shuttle to Logan that leaves from in front of the station!

I noticed the other day there’s an express bus at the Mansfield train stop. Could hop on the train and plan around that schedule.

An Uber is about $75 - $100 each way. Not exactly economical, but not super expensive either.

>MBTA train

*Amtrak

I only specified MBTA because last minute it’s $13 while I’ve seen Amtrak charge $50-90 within a few days of travel.

Depending on when you're going, it can be a lot cheaper to park than $25, but you want to book sooner rather than later. You don't want to park at a Logan lot, it's cheaper to go to Revere or something a couple miles away, and take a shuttle. Most longterm lots are just hotel parking lots.

Understandable.

It's a trade-off between time and price.

The Logan express isnt terrible

Agreed, I am doing this later this week.

Amtrak!

I've rented a car in Providence and dropped it off at Logan for like 45 dollars. Best way to get there at odd times of the day and not having to bother someone and ask for a ride.

Although I prefer the MBTA, Uber and Lyft are also an option too and still cheeper for a lengthy trip. Usually 70-90 from providence to Logan and 120-150 back. If you have a coupon or like the idea of convenience it may be worth it. Iv also parked at hotels around Logan before. A lot of them offer you to pay to park and take the shuttle, with a valet and everything.

Logan Express from Braintree is the cheapest, but not by much. I think it’s $7/day plus $21 each way on the bus. The bus takes a long time, so keep that in mind.

Norwegian Air has re-emerged as Norse. It’s mostly flying out of major airports (Logan, JFK, etc) vs the smaller big city alternatives like Norwegian did. They are pretty quickly expanding (only flight out of BOS is to London) so not sure what the strategy will be.

Better than $25/day. I find scheduling Uber or Lyft is about $80. Coming back has been painful the last couple times as you can’t necessarily schedule. Last time was a $150 Uber!

Last time I took the free Silver Line to South Station then took an Uber from there. It’s few miles closer to Providence, plus you avoid paying the Uber airport pickup fees and tunnel tolls.

Got it. When I use Logan it’s usually for longer trips - so I have next to no patience when I get back. But this is a good alternative!

Haha same here! I had been traveling for like 15 hours and missed the commuter rail at South Station by a few minutes. I didn’t feel like waiting the two plus hours the next one. So I spent $75 on the Uber and was home within an hour.

For me it depends on the time of day I’m leaving and how much luggage and time I have. Given the cost of parking that you mentioned, taking an Uber or Lyft isn’t too bad. If you have the time and don’t have a ton of luggage, take the Amtrak or Commuter to South Station then switch to the T to take the Silver Line to Logan.

I take an uber to the train station.

You could also take Amtrak or commuter rail to Back Bay and take the Logan Express bus from there— $3 to airport, free from airport.