There are 9 ways to get from Berkeley to Boston by subway, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, 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.
BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SFO - BOS
7h 28m$201–813Fly Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane OAK - PVD
- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
11h 25m$161–1,209Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
3d 3h$257–1,990Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- 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 Midtown to Bostonbus
3d 10h$317–823Drive 3,082.4 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Bostoncar 3,082.4 mi
2d 1h$563–813Fly Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane OAK - BOS
8h 52m$214–907BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SJC - BOS
10h 25m$270–1,112Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SMF - BOS
10h 2m$280–1,136Train, bus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus
3d 6h$287–1,800
Berkeley to Boston by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Boston is to fly and train which costs $160 - $1,300 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Boston is to BART and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Boston. However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at Boston via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Berkeley and Boston is 2742 miles. The road distance is 3100.4 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Boston without a car is to train which takes 3 days 3h and costs $250 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Berkeley to Boston, including transfers.
Berkeley to Boston train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Boston is to train which takes 3 days 3h and costs $250 - $2,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $310 - $850 and takes 3 days 10h, you could also fly, which costs $210 - $950 and takes 8h 52m.
Boston is 3h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 5:15 AM in Berkeley and 8:15 AM in Boston.
Berkeley to Boston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
You can take a train from Emeryville to Boston via Chicago Union Station in around 3d 3h. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to Boston via West Oakland, Oakland, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and New York Midtown in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $10–450
- First Class
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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