There are 9 ways to get from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station by plane, bus, car or train
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Recommended option
Fly Boston to Charleston • 5h 19m
Cheapest option
Train • 18h 12m
7 alternative options
Bus to Manchester, fly to Charleston • 6h 19m
Fly Boston to Myrtle Beach, drive • 5h 28m
Bus to Hartford, fly to Charleston • 7h 54m
Bus • 20h 21m
Bus via Raleigh • 22h 25m
Drive • 16h 31m
Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station by train
The train journey time between Boston and Charleston Amtrak Station is around 18h 12m and covers a distance of around 964 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 1h. Services are operated by Amtrak Acela, Amtrak Northeast Regional and Amtrak. Typically 14 trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station is to bus which costs $95 - $220 and takes 20h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $75 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Rivers Ave / Piggly Wiggly Dr via New York Midtown, New York and Rivers Ave / Benderson Dr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station station. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Charleston Amtrak Station via New York Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 12m.
The distance between Boston and Charleston Amtrak Station is 836 miles. The road distance is 969.3 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station without a car is to train which takes 18h 12m and costs $60 - $750.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station, including transfers.
Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station train services, operated by Amtrak Acela, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $75 - $380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $60 - $750 and takes 18h 12m, you could also bus, which costs $95 - $220 and takes 20h 21m.
- Distance: 836.5 miles
- Duration: 5h 19m
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Charleston Amtrak Station, SC, USA?
Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways and five other airlines fly from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station via New York Penn Station in around 18h 12m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston to Charleston via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650
Flights from Manchester to Charleston via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from Manchester to Charleston via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from Manchester to Charleston via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from Boston to Myrtle Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $850
Flights from Boston to Myrtle Beach via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $850
Flights from Boston to Myrtle Beach via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $850
Flights from Providence to Charleston via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $750
Flights from Providence to Charleston via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $750
Flights from Providence to Charleston via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $750
Flights from Hartford to Charleston via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $550
Flights from Hartford to Charleston via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston to Charleston via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $400
Flights from Manchester to Charleston via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
Flights from Boston to Myrtle Beach via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $500
Flights from Providence to Charleston via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Hartford to Charleston via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $440
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Manchester to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $380
Flights from Providence to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $380
Flights from Hartford to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $420
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Boston to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $600
Flights from Boston to Myrtle Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $600
Flights from Boston to Myrtle Beach via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston to Charleston via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Manchester to Charleston via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $600
Flights from Boston to Myrtle Beach via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,000
Flights from Hartford to Charleston via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $400
Flights from Boston to Myrtle Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Boston to Charleston via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $550
Flights from Boston to Myrtle Beach via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55 - $310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21 - $350
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $10 - $120
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $19 - $190
- Business Seat - Adult
- $21 - $210
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $35 - $140
- First Class - Senior Citizens
- $70 - $290
- First Class - Adult
- $70 - $350
Train from Boston to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50 - $500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $26 - $180
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $45 - $330
- Business Seat - Adult
- $50 - $360
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $85 - $300
- First Class - Senior Citizens
- $170 - $550
- First Class - Adult
- $170 - $500
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5 - $14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Children 11 and under
- $0
- Adult
- $5 - $14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15 - $210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $2 - $110
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $15 - $210
- Business Class Seat
- $55 - $160
Train from Boston to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $12 - $110
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $30 - $220
- Business Class Seat
- $110 - $260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New York Penn Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $30 - $95
- Child Coach - short notice
- $50 - $85
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $45 - $150
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $50 - $150
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $65 - $180
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $95 - $300
- Business Seat - short notice
- $100 - $310
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $80 - $230
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5 - $35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston to Hartford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11 - $45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23 - $65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Charleston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from South Station, Boston, MA to Union Station, Hartford, CT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $40
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $5 - $40
Bus from South Station, Boston, MA to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $70
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $5 - $70
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Hartford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10 - $50
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19 - $70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $19 - $70
- Phone
- +1 212 965 8880
- nycstarline@gmail.com
- Website
- starlinebus.com
Bus from New York to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Website
- http://www.starlinebus.com
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Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Charleston Bus Station.
Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Charleston Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station is 969 miles. It takes approximately 16h 31m to drive from Boston to Charleston Amtrak Station.
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