There are 10 ways to get from Boston to Chico by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, subway, ferry, 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 Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BOS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
9h 53m$309–1,224Fly Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
13h 23m$195–661Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
3d 5h$297–2,228Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Stationbus
3d 8h$332–1,147Drive 3,035.2 mi
- Drive from Boston to Chicocar 3,035.2 mi
2d$554–801Fly Boston Logan Airport to Redding Municipal Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)plane BOS - RDD
- Take the train from Redding Amtrak to Chico Amtraktrain
13h 43m$208–838Ferry to Provincetown Municipal Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MAferry
- Fly from Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PVC - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
16h 35m$561–1,561Fly Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOS - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
14h 38m$304–1,142Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PVD - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
14h 44m$256–1,603Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Chico Amtrakbus
3d 8h
Boston to Chico by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Chico is to fly and BART and train which costs $190 - $700 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Chico is to fly and train which takes 9h 53m and costs $300 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Chico station. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Chico Bus Station via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Chico. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Chico Amtrak via Chicago Union Station and Sacramento. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Boston and Chico is 2741 miles. The road distance is 3052.9 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Chico without a car is to train which takes 3 days 5h and costs $290 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Boston to Chico, including transfers.
Boston to Chico bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Chico train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Chico is to train which takes 3 days 5h and costs $290 - $2,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 3 days 8h.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Chico, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Boston to Chico Amtrak via Chicago Union Station and Sacramento in around 3d 5h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Boston to Chico Bus Station via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Redding Amtrak to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- 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
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 39 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
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 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 Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 617-748-1428
- Website
- baystatecruisecompany.com
Ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Website
- https://baystatecruisecompany.com
- Phone
- +1 866-307-2469
- Website
- cityexperiences.com
Ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $72
- Schedules at
- cityexperiences.com
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More Questions & Answers
Boston to Chico bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Chico is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 2:42 PM in Boston and 11:42 AM in Chico.
Boston to Chico train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Chico is 3053 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Boston to Chico.
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