There are 9 ways to get from Southern California to Boston by car, bus, plane, taxi, train, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Southern California to Hwy 62 & Kickapoocar
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane PSP - BOS
11h 24m$247–627Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Victorville Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Victorville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
2d 17h$976–2,085Bus
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York to Bostonbus
3d 4h$548–1,042Drive 2,836.4 mi
- Drive from Southern California to Bostoncar 2,836.4 mi
2d$518–748Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane LAS - BOS
10h 17m$286–620Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane LAX - BOS
11h 6m$280–620Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino Downtown Transit Centerbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane ONT - BOS
12h 48m$274–869Bus, train to San Diego International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SAN - BOS
13h 41m$306–581Bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SNA - BOS
15h 41m$329–732
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southern California to Boston is to drive and bus and fly which costs $240 - $650 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Southern California to Boston is to bus and fly which takes 10h 17m and costs $280 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Southern California station to Boston. However, there are services departing from Barstow Station and arriving at Boston via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and New York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Southern California and Boston is 2618 miles. The road distance is 2853 miles.
The best way to get from Southern California to Boston without a car is to taxi and train which takes 2 days 17h and costs $950 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Southern California to Boston, including transfers.
Southern California to Boston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Barstow Station.
Southern California to Boston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Boston is 3h ahead of Southern California. It is currently 11:03 PM in Southern California and 2:03 AM in Boston.
Yes, the driving distance between Southern California to Boston is 2853 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Southern California to Boston.
What companies run services between Southern California, CA, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Southern California to Boston via Barstow Station, Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and New York in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Victorville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- [email protected]
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- basin-transit.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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