There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Redwood City by ferry, plane, train, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
9h 6m$286–577Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PVD - SFO
11h 44m$182–733Train, BART
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway
3d 6h$1,875–2,980Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
3d 6h$614–956Drive 3,115.2 mi
- Drive from Boston to Redwood Citycar 3,115.2 mi
2d 1h$569–822Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BOS - SJC
10h 52m$242–970Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOS - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Redwood City Caltrain Southboundtrain
11h 38m$227–929Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PVD - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Redwood City Caltrain Southboundtrain
12h 44m$243–935
Boston to Redwood City by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Redwood City is to ferry and fly which costs $280 - $600 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Redwood City is to ferry and fly which takes 9h 6m and costs $280 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Redwood City station. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Redwood City. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Redwood City Caltrain Southbound via Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Boston and Redwood City is 2730 miles. The road distance is 3133.4 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Redwood City without a car is to train and BART which takes 3 days 6h and costs $1,800 - $3,000.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Boston to Redwood City, including transfers.
Boston to Redwood City bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Redwood City train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Redwood City bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at New York station.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Redwood City, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Boston to Redwood City Caltrain Northbound via New York, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Jose Diridon Station, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
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
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $9–16
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Redwood City Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Redwood City Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Peter Pan
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- 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
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
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
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Booking & Getting There
Redwood City is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 9:17 PM in Boston and 6:17 PM in Redwood City.
Boston to Redwood City train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Redwood City is 3133 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Boston to Redwood City.
There are 282+ hotels available in Redwood City.




















