MBTA Providence/Stoughton Line (InterLink) · 15 min to Providence / 75–90 min to South Station
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
ORH8.6+0.3
PVD8.3
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
ORH7.4+0.3
PVD7.1
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
ORH6.6
PVD6.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
ORH8.2
PVD8.3+0.1
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
ORH7.6+0.8
PVD6.8
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
ORH2.0
PVD6.4+4.4
Best for
ORH
Drivers who can use the official free-under-24-hours / $7 lot with a credit cardJetBlue Fort Lauderdale and Orlando leisure turnsAmerican Eagle Philadelphia and Delta Connection LaGuardia connections
PVD
Logan refugees who will take a $2 RIPTA or a weekday MBTA train instead of I-90 trafficPriority Pass / Amex Platinum holders departing before 19:00CLEAR + PreCheck on the 05:00–07:00 bankDrivers who will actually use Lot E at the live $22/day, not a 2021 coupon
Watch out for
ORH
Official TSA leftover-prints two hours prior; JetBlue leftover-prints 90 minutes and leftover 11:00am–5:00pm checkpoint hoursNo passenger lounge and no mapped drinking fountainOfficial WRTA leftover-prints free rides through June 2026; WRTA leftover-prints June 2027 and leftover Sunday Route 2
PVD
Escape Lounge closes 19:00 — late Breeze and Southwest banks have no loungeMBTA from InterLink is weekday-only on the official airport page; Saturday is RIPTA or a carMain runway 5/23 rehab is done for flights (back to normal 16 Oct 2026); older reports of a 16/34-only airfield are out of dateCabo Verde check-in is 3.5 hours / closes 60 minutes — treat it as an international departure, not a Boston shuttle
Amenities and tips
ORH
Mirage Express and LoungeLot A / Lot BBaggage-claim vendingFree Wi-FiMother's RoomPet relief area
Official leftover-prints TSA two hours prior; JetBlue leftover-prints 90 minutes
Official Security leftover-prints TSA recommends two hours prior to domestic departures and leftover the checkpoint normally opens one hour prior to the first departure of the day.
One 1993 hall, not a KORH page
Official leftover-prints check-in on the first floor, TSA on the second floor, and the holdroom seconds later. Official leftover-prints Gates 1 and 2 for Mirage.
Eat Mirage after TSA; buy landside vending if you need a bottle first
Official leftover-prints Mirage Express and Lounge post-security on the second floor near Gates 1 and 2, leftover open daily during flight operations, leftover pre-order 508-612-1671.
PVD
Escape Lounge (Gate 18)InterLink rail and RIPTAPVD Free WIFI (Boingo)Local concourse foodNursing rooms and Hope Reflection RoomOvernight seating
Two hours for the 06:00–08:00 and 16:00–18:00 banks
Official RIAC travel tips: those two windows are peak at PVD; arrive two hours out, and do the same during school-vacation weeks.
One checkpoint, then pick North or South before you sit
Upper-level TSA feeds both concourses. Escape Lounge, Dunkin, Spring House, and Saugy are North; Federal Hill and Napatree are South by Gates 7–8.
Eat on the concourse your airline actually uses
Official live list: Federal Hill (South 7–8) and Narragansett Kitchen / Spring House / Saugy (North 11–16). Both Dunkins open 04:00.
ORH · A one-hall Massport field on Tatnuck Hill with $7 parking (first 24 hours free), post-security Mirage Express and Lounge, free Wi-Fi, and no passenger lounge — useful for PHL, LGA, and JetBlue Florida turns if you hit the official two-hour TSA cell.
PVD · A genuinely easy New England alternative to Logan — one checkpoint, CLEAR, a real Escape Lounge, $2 buses, and weekday rail in the building — undone by a 19:00 lounge close and a 2026 primary-runway rehab that cut seats.
