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How to get fromAustin to Amherstby plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)

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There are 10 ways to get from Austin to Amherst by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)

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  1. Fly to Boston Logan Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane plane AUS - BOS
    2. Take the bus from Boston to Amherst Centerbus bus
    8h 53m
    $180–742

  2. Fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane plane AUS - PVD
    2. Take the train from TF Green Airport to South Stationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Boston to Amherst Centerbus bus
    12h 18m
    $138–533

  3. Bus via New South Memphis

    1. Take the bus from Downtown Austin to Downtown Houstonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Memphis Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Memphis - Summer Ave to New Yorkbus bus
    4. Take the bus from New York to Amherst Centerbus bus
    47h 1m
    $345–517

  4. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Austin to Chicago Union Stationtrain train Texas Eagle
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Springfieldtrain train Lake Shore Limited
    2d 2h
    $1,172–1,832

  5. Drive  1,888.9 mi

    1. Drive from Austin to Amherstcar car 1,888.9 mi
    31h 32m
    $323–467

  6. Fly to Bradley International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane plane AUS - BDL
    2. Take the bus from Hartford to Amherst Centerbus bus
    10h 15m
    $224–973

  7. Fly to Albany County Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane plane AUS - ALB
    2. Take the bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to University of Massachusetts Amherstbus bus
    11h 22m
    $259–1,129

  8. Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane plane AUS - EWR
    2. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haventrain train
    3. Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Springfield to Amherst Centerbus bus
    12h 20m
    $265–1,546

  9. Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane plane AUS - JFK
    2. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haventrain train
    3. Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Springfield to Amherst Centerbus bus
    12h 20m
    $497–1,686

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Dallas Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from New York to Amherst Centerbus bus
    2d 1h
    $381–606

Austin to Amherst by train and bus (Amtrak)

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration2d 2hAverage Duration
Ticket$1,172Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,803.5 mi
  • Duration: 8h 53m

What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Amherst, MA, USA?

You can take a bus from Downtown Austin to Amherst Center via Downtown Houston, Memphis Bus Station, Memphis - Summer Ave, New York, East Broadway, 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, and New York in around 47h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Austin to Amherst College via Chicago Union Station, Springfield, Union Station Bay 10, and Academy of Music in around 2d 2h.

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