There are 6 ways to get from Boston to Lake Tahoe by ferry, plane, taxi, bus, train, 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.
Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane BOS - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Sand Harbor Visitors Centertaxi
10h 18m$364–1,120Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane PVD - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Sand Harbor Visitors Centertaxi
11h 29m$360–1,076Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Boston to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Sparks Transit Center to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Centertaxi
2d 15h$1,273–2,039Drive 2,905.9 mi
- Drive from Boston to Sand Harborcar 2,905.9 mi
46h 24m$497–718Bus to Bradley International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Boston to Hartford Union Stationbus
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane BDL - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Sand Harbor Visitors Centertaxi
12h 44m$368–1,089Train, taxi
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Renotrain
- Take the taxi from Reno to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Centertaxi
2d 22h$1,780–2,909
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Lake Tahoe is to drive which costs $490 - $750 and takes 46h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Lake Tahoe is to ferry and fly and taxi which takes 10h 18m and costs $360 - $1,200.
The distance between Boston and Lake Tahoe is 2572 miles. The road distance is 2922.9 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Lake Tahoe without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 2 days 15h and costs $1,200 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Boston to Lake Tahoe, including transfers.
Lake Tahoe is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 11:05 PM in Boston and 8:05 PM in Lake Tahoe.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Lake Tahoe is 2923 miles. It takes approximately 46h 24m to drive from Boston to Lake Tahoe.
There are 388+ hotels available in Lake Tahoe.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Lake Tahoe, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Lake Tahoe. However, you can take the ferry to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal, walk to Boston-Airport-BOS airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO), then take the taxi to Sand Harbor Visitors Center. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Syracuse Bus Station, walk to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Denver, walk to Denver Union Station, take the bus to Sparks Transit Center, take the taxi to Hwy 28 at Raley's Shopping Center, then take the line 28 bus to Sand Harbor Visitors Center.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $360–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $9–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Hartford Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to Hartford Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
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