There are 10 ways to get from Boston to Los Angeles by plane, train, bus 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.
Recommended option
Fly Boston to Los Angeles • 8h 29m
Cheapest option
Fly Boston to Burbank • 10h 31m
8 alternative options
Fly Boston to Long Beach • 11h 59m
Bus to Hartford, fly to Los Angeles • 11h 5m
Fly Boston to San Diego, train • 11h 7m
Bus • 2 days 20h
Train via New Orleans • 3 days 12h
Train • 3 days 17h
Drive • 47h 30m
Boston to Los Angeles by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Los Angeles is to fly which costs $100 - $420 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Los Angeles is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $100 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Los Angeles station. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Amarillo Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Los Angeles. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Los Angeles via New York Penn Station and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Boston and Los Angeles is 2653 miles. The road distance is 3008 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Los Angeles without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $310 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Boston to Los Angeles, including transfers.
Boston to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Los Angeles train services, operated by Amtrak Acela, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Los Angeles is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $100 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $310 - $700 and takes 2 days 20h, you could also train via New Orleans, which costs $160 - $1,500 and takes 3 days 12h.
- Distance: 2653.5 miles
- Duration: 8h 29m
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Los Angeles, CA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines and three other airlines fly from Boston to Los Angeles hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Boston to Los Angeles via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, and Amarillo Bus Station in around 2 days 20h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston to Burbank via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650
Flights from Boston to Burbank via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650
Flights from Boston to Burbank via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from Providence to Los Angeles via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Providence to Los Angeles via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Boston to Long Beach via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $950
Flights from Boston to Long Beach via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $750
Flights from Boston to Long Beach via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $950
Flights from Hartford to Los Angeles via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from Hartford to Los Angeles via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from Boston to San Diego via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from Boston to San Diego via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $750
Flights from Boston to San Diego via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Boston to Los Angeles via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Boston to Burbank via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $750
Flights from Hartford to Los Angeles via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to San Diego via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $350
Flights from Boston to Burbank via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $390
Flights from Providence to Los Angeles via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $410
Flights from Boston to Long Beach via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $550
Flights from Hartford to Los Angeles via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $400
Flights from Hartford to Los Angeles via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $400
Flights from Boston to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $420
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $490
Flights from Boston to Burbank via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $800
Flights from Hartford to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $900
Flights from Boston to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Boston to Burbank via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $950
Flights from Boston to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,000
Flights from Boston to San Diego via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,000
Flights from Boston to San Diego via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $800
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Providence to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Hartford to Los Angeles via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330 - $850
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 San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $5 - $27
- Child Coach - short notice
- $17 - $27
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $15 - $50
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $17 - $55
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $21 - $35
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $30 - $100
- Business Seat - short notice
- $35 - $85
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $16 - $85
Train from New York Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $55 - $170
- Child Coach - short notice
- $80 - $160
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $80 - $260
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $85 - $250
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $120 - $340
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $160 - $500
- Business Seat - short notice
- $170 - $550
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $150 - $390
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80 - $550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $80 - $240
- Child Coach - short notice
- $110 - $220
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $110 - $360
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $120 - $350
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $160 - $480
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $220 - $700
- Business Seat - short notice
- $230 - $800
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $210 - $550
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $40 - $130
- Child Coach - short notice
- $65 - $120
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $60 - $200
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $65 - $200
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $90 - $250
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $120 - $390
- Business Seat - short notice
- $130 - $410
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $110 - $300
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110 - $750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $110 - $320
- Child Coach - short notice
- $150 - $300
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $150 - $480
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $160 - $470
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $220 - $650
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $300 - $950
- Business Seat - short notice
- $310 - $1,100
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $290 - $750
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- 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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Amarillo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80 - $170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Amarillo Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120 - $240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
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Boston to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 7:44 AM in Boston and 4:44 AM in Los Angeles.
Boston to Los Angeles train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Los Angeles is 3008 miles. It takes approximately 47h 30m to drive from Boston to Los Angeles.
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