There are 3 ways to get from Athlone to Boston by train, plane, 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.
Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Bradley International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane DUB - BDL
- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to Bostonbus
15h 38m$322–1,259Train, train to Shannon Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Athlone to Athenrytrain
- Take the train from Athenry to Ennistrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SNN - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
18h 20m$319–955Train to Dublin Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane DUB - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
16h 57m$448–1,249
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bradley International Airport (BDL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athlone to Boston is to train and fly which costs $310 - $1,000 and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Athlone to Boston is to train and fly and bus which takes 15h 38m and costs $320 - $1,300.
The distance between Athlone and Boston is 3294 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 38m to get from Athlone to Boston, including transfers.
Boston is 5h behind Athlone. It is currently 4:22 AM in Athlone and 11:22 PM in Boston.
There are 1808+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Athlone, Ireland and Boston, MA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Athlone to Boston. However, you can take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston Station, take the line 782 bus to Terminal 2 Zone 19, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Bradley International Airport (BDL), walk to Bradley Int'l Airport @ Terminal A, take the line 30 bus to Hartford Union Station, then take the bus to Boston. Alternatively, you can take the train to Dublin Heuston, walk to Heuston Station, take the line 782 bus to Terminal 2 Zone 19, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Jamaica Station, walk to Jamaica, take the train to New York Penn Station, walk to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, then take the train to Boston.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bradley International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bradley International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Shannon Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Shannon Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bradley International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Shannon Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Shannon Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Shannon Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Shannon Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Shannon Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bradley International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $13–19
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $13–19
Train from Athlone to Athenry
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $6–10
Train from Athenry to Ennis
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $6–10
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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