There are 8 ways to get from Sacramento to Boston by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SMF - BOS
8h 15m$212–853Fly Sacramento International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane SMF - PVD
- Take the train from TF Green Airport to South Stationtrain
11h 1m$181–719Bus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus
2d 21h$491–934Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
3d 1h$1,096–2,210Drive 3,005.5 mi
- Drive from Sacramento to Bostoncar 3,005.5 mi
47h 55m$549–793Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SFO - BOS
9h 23m$227–556Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane OAK - BOS
10h 32m$233–864Fly Sacramento International Airport to Manchester Airport, bus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Manchester Airport (MHT)plane SMF - MHT
- Take the bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Bostonbus
10h 45m$270–1,018
Sacramento to Boston by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Boston is to train and BART and fly which costs $220 - $600 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Boston is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $210 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Sacramento station to Boston. However, there are services departing from Sacramento Bus Station and arriving at Boston via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station and New York Midtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Sacramento to Boston. However, there are services departing from Sacramento and arriving at Boston via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Sacramento and Boston is 2655 miles. The road distance is 3023.1 miles.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Boston without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $490 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Sacramento to Boston, including transfers.
Sacramento to Boston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sacramento Bus Station.
Sacramento to Boston train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Sacramento station.
The best way to get from Sacramento to Boston is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $210 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $490 - $950 and takes 2 days 21h, you could also train, which costs $1,100 - $2,300 and takes 3 days 1h.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Boston via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and New York Midtown in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Manchester Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Manchester Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Manchester Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Manchester Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Manchester Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from TF Green Airport to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Adult
- $9–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Sacramento to Boston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Boston is 3h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 11:53 PM in Sacramento and 2:53 AM in Boston.
Sacramento to Boston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sacramento to Boston is 3023 miles. It takes approximately 47h 55m to drive from Sacramento to Boston.
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