There are 10 ways to get from Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) by plane, train, subway, bus (Greyhound), bus, ferry, or car
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Fly Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
6h 23m$190–550Train 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
10h 47m$150–566Fly Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOS - OAK
9h 7m$241–902Train, 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 San Francisco International Airportsubway
3d 5h$1,026–2,276Bus
- Take the bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- 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 Francisco Bus Stationbus
3d 8h$527–1,080Fly Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BOS - SJC
9h 47m$254–895Bus to Barnstable Municipal Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Boston to Barnstable Airportbus
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HYA - SFO
10h 32m$175–685Ferry to Provincetown Municipal Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MAferry
- Fly from Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PVC - SFO
12h 6m$265–890Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
3d 5h$874–1,899Drive 3,102.2 mi
- Drive from Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO)car 3,102.2 mi
2d 1h$567–818
Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to train and fly which costs $150 - $600 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston station to San Francisco Airport (SFO). However, there are services departing from South Station and arriving at SFO Airport Terminal A-Lower Level via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Mission St & 1st St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO). However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Boston and San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 2714 miles. The road distance is 3120.3 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) without a car is to train and BART which takes 3 days 5h and costs $1,000 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), including transfers and time at the airport.
Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from South Station.
Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $190 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 8h.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA?
JetBlue Airways, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from South Station to SFO Airport Terminal A-Lower Level via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Mission St & 1st St in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Martha's Vineyard, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
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
- $310–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
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
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Barnstable Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- 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
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 617-748-1428
- Website
- Provincetown Fast Ferry
Ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $87
- Website
- Provincetown Fast Ferry
- Phone
- +1 866-307-2469
- Website
- City Experiences
Ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- City Experiences
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More Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Boston Logan Airport Airport to San Francisco International Airport Airport is the direct flight which takes 6h 23m.
Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 11:43 AM in Boston and 8:43 AM in San Francisco Airport (SFO).
Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 3120 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Boston to San Francisco Airport (SFO).
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Delta offer flights from Boston Logan Airport Airport to San Francisco International Airport Airport.
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