Where a car takes you from Providence
These are the day trips from Providence on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Newport and Bowen's Wharf Newport, 45 minutes south, is the city of Gilded Age mansions and Aquidneck Island seafood
- Bristol and the East Bay Bristol, a short drive south on RI-114, is the cycle-friendly Narragansett Bay town
- Matunuck Oyster Bar Perry Raso's Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown has been the tide-to-table seafood destination since 2009
- Wright's Farm Restaurant, Burrillville Wright's Farm in Harrisville has been serving its family-style chicken dinner since 1954: roast chicken, pasta with marinara, salad, fries, rolls
- Warren and the East Bay restaurant strip Warren is a 20-minute drive south, with the East Bay's densest concentration of restaurants
- Newport Vineyards Newport Vineyards in Middletown is New England's largest grape grower, founded 1995 by brothers John and Paul Nunes
Booking a car in Providence
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 41.96 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Sixt, Thrifty
- Pick up at
- Providence Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-25) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.