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How to get fromLos Angeles Airport (LAX) to Bostonby plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, ferry, or train (Amtrak)

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There are 10 ways to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Boston by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, ferry, or train (Amtrak)

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  1. Fly to Boston Logan Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane plane LAX - BOS
    5h 30m
    $170–600

  2. Fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane plane LAX - PVD
    2. Take the train from TF Green Airport to South Stationtrain train
    8h 27m
    $135–794

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus bus
    3. Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus bus
    2d 20h
    $878–1,813

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to South Stationbus bus
    3d 1h
    $478–983

  5. Drive 2,992 mi

    1. Drive from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Bostoncar car 2,992 mi
    2d
    $546–789

  6. Fly to Manchester Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Manchester Airport (MHT)plane plane LAX - MHT
    2. Take the bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Bostonbus bus
    9h 35m
    $200–743

  7. Fly to Provincetown Municipal Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)plane plane LAX - PVC
    2. Take the ferry from MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA to World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MAferry ferry
    11h 20m
    $287–896

  8. Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane plane LAX - JFK
    2. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain train
    10h 20m
    $271–895

  9. Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane plane LAX - EWR
    2. Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain train
    10h 23m
    $279–799

  10. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain train
    2d 20h
    $1,028–2,213

Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Boston by bus, foot, and train

Calendar10Weekly Services
Duration2d 20hAverage Duration
Ticket$878Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,604.9 mi
  • Duration: 5h 30m

What companies run services between Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA and Boston, MA, USA?

American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal to South Station via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 3d 1h.

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