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boop-snoot-boogie t1_ixwrvyw wrote

Reply to comment by scagatha in Is it just me or is Rhode Island as a whole becoming grossly unaffordable? by [deleted]

Where in RI does it take 3 hours to get to Boston? Sometimes it doesn’t even take that long to hit the Bronx

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scagatha t1_ixxd2k6 wrote

Round trip

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boop-snoot-boogie t1_ixxfbdx wrote

Oh, you should take the Amtrak to Boston. It’s like 25 minutes from Providence to Back Bay and it costs $16

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scagatha t1_iy09avr wrote

I feel like I've explored this option and it always comes back to having plenty of transit options to get to the show in Cambridge but having extremely limited options past midnight or whenever the show lets out. I'm coming from south county so getting to providence is half the trip. It's very frustrating after living in SF where it was a short bus ride to see any show. Honestly it feels easier to take the NYC overnight trip from Kingston station but I'm not made of money and if I was I'd still be in Cali.

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boop-snoot-boogie t1_iy0hhk7 wrote

Oh I hear ya - I just moved back to Providence from Brooklyn. The transit situation is not ideal, though it could be much worse. I would say hit the Amtrak from wherever is closest to you (because driving on 95 is just a fucking nightmare in either direction) and get a cheap airbnb for the night - the further in advance you book, the cheaper it is. I used to work in Boston and commute from Providence and yeah, going out with coworkers after work was a very dangerous game of transit chicken where if you lose you get to take an $85 Uber ride.

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