There are 6 ways to get from Boston to Big Bear Lake by plane, car, train, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane BOS - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Big Bear Lakecar
9h 23m$204–731Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOS - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino Depottrain
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
11h 28m$192–544Train, bus
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
2d 18h$1,035–2,173Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
3d$494–1,003Drive 2,923.2 mi
- Drive from Boston to Big Bear Lakecar 2,923.2 mi
47h 25m$534–771Fly to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BOS - ONT
- Take the bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvdbus
11h 26m$225–821
Boston to Big Bear Lake by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Big Bear Lake is to fly and train and bus which costs $190 - $550 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Big Bear Lake is to fly and drive which takes 9h 23m and costs $200 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Big Bear Lake. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Boston and Big Bear Lake is 2612 miles. The road distance is 2940.3 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Big Bear Lake without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $1,000 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Boston to Big Bear Lake, including transfers.
Boston to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Big Bear Lake bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Big Bear Lake is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 11:18 PM in Boston and 8:18 PM in Big Bear Lake.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Big Bear Lake is 2940 miles. It takes approximately 47h 25m to drive from Boston to Big Bear Lake.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Big Bear Lake, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Boston to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transcenter, Montclair, San Bernardino Depot, and Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St in around 3d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 909-878-5200
- Website
- mountaintransit.org
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Bus from Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd St to Alden Rd & Big Bear Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://mountaintransit.org/?referrer=gtfs
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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