About 6 hours.
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Galveston Island does not have Amtrak service. The best way to go is to take an Acela Express from Providence to New York Penn Station. At Penn Station, transfer to the Crescent to New Orleans. Drive from New Orleans to Galveston Island. From Providence to New Orleans will take 35 hours.
Close to 290 milles and about 5hr 40 mins. This is slightly longer than going to New Orleans, LA.
About 6 1/2
Some of them include Tampa, New Orleans and Galveston on the United States; Tampico, Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos in Mexico and depending on your point of view, Havana in Cuba.
It is about 32 miles from Slidell to New Orleans.
Some of them include New Orleans and Galveston in the US, and Veracruz and Tampico in Mexico.
How about Tampa,FL and Mobile,AL
About 370 miles; 6 to 7 hours driving time.
The one in Michigan is 1100 miles from New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana is the largest, St Louis, MO is second. And Galveston, Texas.