Given the constraints you are imposing I am not sure there are better options than what have already been suggested, however...
Originally Posted by
lisangmoh
I could fly into NYC but I don't think that is much easier! I would have to overnight in NYC also which is inconvenient and expensive.
No international flights fly into RIC.
Originally Posted by
lisangmoh
Thank you for your reply. No I cannot reroute.
If you cannot reroute then how is NYC under consideration at all? Have you booked this trip already or not? If not, maybe if you picked a different US gateway then you could connect more easily to RIC airport -- where are you starting from?