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How to get fromBoston to Carthageby ferry, plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, taxi, or shuttle

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There are 7 ways to get from Boston to Carthage by ferry, plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, taxi, or shuttle

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  1. Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Joplin Regional Airport

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    2. Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Joplin Regional Airport (JLN)plane plane BOS - JLN
    8h 15m
    $144–634

  2. Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Joplin Regional Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Joplin Regional Airport (JLN)plane plane PVD - JLN
    10h 11m
    $140–590

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain train
    3. Take the bus from Kansas City to Joplinbus bus
    35h 21m
    $414–945

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Kansas City to Joplinbus bus
    37h 40m
    $286–472

  5. Drive  1,421.2 mi

    1. Drive from Boston to Carthagecar car 1,421.2 mi
    24h 52m
    $260–375

  6. Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Springfield-Branson National Airport, taxi

    1. Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    2. Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)plane plane BOS - SGF
    3. Take the taxi from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) to Carthagetaxi taxi
    8h 23m
    $209–680

  7. Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    2. Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane plane BOS - XNA
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Jane, MO to Joplin, MOshuttle bus
    10h 18m
    $278–1,031

Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration7h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket$119Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,310.4 mi
  • Duration: 8h 15m

What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Carthage, MO, USA?

You can take a bus from Boston to Carthage via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, Kansas City Bus Station, Kansas City, and Joplin in around 37h 40m.

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