as long as it takes
It should take about an hour with normal traffic.
about 12 hours
It is 1,002.12 miles accordfing to MapQuest.
About 45 min to Galveston. To surfside it is a little over 1 hr
Google Maps estimates the driving time as 1 hour and 12 minutes.
MapQuest estimates the driving time as 16 hours and 22 minutes.
Google Maps estimates the driving time as 20 hours and 48 minutes.
Google Maps estimates the driving time as 19 hours and 4 minutes.
Google Maps estimates the driving time as 4 hours and 11 minutes.
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.
It would take around 29, 30 hours. But that's considering that you never stopped for the night or for food and bathroom breaks.