There are 6 ways to get from Santa Monica to Boise by bus, plane, car, tram, subway, train, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 3 bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place to LAX/Metro Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane LAX - BOI
4h 20m$202–354Tram, subway to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Linestram
- Take the subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Stationsubway
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane BUR - BOI
5h 19m$55–275Bus via East Los Angeles
- Take the bus from East Los Angeles to Las Vegasbus San Ysidro
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus Las Vegas
22h 47m$192–247Drive 839.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Monica to Boisecar 839.2 mi
14h 36m$154–222Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane ONT - BOI
7h 11m$70–339Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Las Vegas Downtownbus FlixBus 2030
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus Las Vegas
25h 25m$176–231
Santa Monica to Boise by tram and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Boise is to tram and subway and fly which costs $55 - $280 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Boise is to line 3 bus and fly which takes 4h 20m and costs $200 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Boise. However, there are services departing from East Los Angeles and arriving at 3988 W Chinden - Boise via Las Vegas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 47m.
The distance between Santa Monica and Boise is 697 miles. The road distance is 844.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Monica to Boise without a car is to bus via East Los Angeles which takes 22h 47m and costs $190 - $250.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Santa Monica to Boise, including transfers.
Santa Monica to Boise bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from East Los Angeles station.
Santa Monica to Boise bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Las Vegas station.
Boise is 1h ahead of Santa Monica. It is currently 8:56 AM in Santa Monica and 9:56 AM in Boise.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Monica to Boise is 844 miles. It takes approximately 14h 36m to drive from Santa Monica to Boise.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Boise, ID, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 3988 W Chinden - Boise via Maravilla Station, East Los Angeles, and Las Vegas in around 22h 47m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boise Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boise Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–350
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boise Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Subway from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines to North Hollywood Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 310-451-5444
- Website
- bigbluebus.com
Bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Place to LAX/Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- http://www.bigbluebus.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.bigbluebus.com/Routes-And-Schedules/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from East Los Angeles to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $60–85
Bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
Bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Las Vegas Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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