There are 7 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Boise by bus, plane, train, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Detroit, fly
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane DTW - BOI
7h 53m$198–568Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Ann Arbor to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane LAN - BOI
9h 24m$114–509Train, bus
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus
2d 2h$1,072–1,730Bus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Cedar Citybus
- Take the bus from Cedar City, UT to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus
2d 7hDrive 1,901.1 mi
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Boisecar 1,901.1 mi
30h 1m$347–502Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane ORD - BOI
10h 22m$520–765Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Boisebus
2d 7h$1,065–1,835
Detroit (DTW) to Boise Airport (BOI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Boise is to drive and fly which costs $110 - $550 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Boise is to bus and fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $190 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Ann Arbor station to Boise station. However, there are services departing from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station and arriving at Main Street Station - Upper Deck via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Cedar City, UT and W Chinden Blvd & W 39th St SWC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Boise is 1700 miles. The road distance is 1912.2 miles.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Boise without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $1,000 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Ann Arbor to Boise, including transfers.
Ann Arbor to Boise bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station.
Ann Arbor to Boise bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Boise is 2h behind Ann Arbor. It is currently 12:20 AM in Ann Arbor and 10:20 PM in Boise.
Yes, the driving distance between Ann Arbor to Boise is 1912 miles. It takes approximately 30h 1m to drive from Ann Arbor to Boise.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Boise, ID, USA?
You can take a bus from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Main Street Station - Upper Deck via Chicago Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Cedar City, Cedar City, UT, 3988 W Chinden - Boise, and W Chinden Blvd & W 39th St SWC in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Boise Airport via Reagan Washington, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Boise Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Boise Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $70–100
Bus from Cedar City, UT to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $100–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Cedar City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northwestern Stages
Bus from Spokane to Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Northwestern Stages
- Adults
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Spokane to Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
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