There are 4 ways to get from Boston to Portage Lake by plane, car, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, drive
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Traverse City (TVC)plane BOS - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Portage Lakecar
4h$91–436Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Portage Laketaxi
31h 42m$461–900Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Kingsleybus
- Take the taxi from Kingsley to Portage Laketaxi
32h 5m$356–565Drive 904.1 mi
- Drive from Boston to Portage Lakecar 904.1 mi
16h 4m$165–239
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Portage Lake is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Portage Lake is to fly and drive which takes 4h and costs $90 - $440.
The distance between Boston and Portage Lake is 806 miles. The road distance is 909.4 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Portage Lake without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 31h 42m and costs $460 - $900.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Boston to Portage Lake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Portage Lake is 909 miles. It takes approximately 16h 4m to drive from Boston to Portage Lake.
There are 40+ hotels available in Portage Lake.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Portage Lake, Manistee County, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Portage Lake. However, you can fly to Traverse City (TVC) then drive to Portage Lake. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station, walk to Grand Rapids, take the bus to Reed City, then take the taxi to Portage Lake.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Reed City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Kingsley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Indian Trails
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $130–200
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