There are 5 ways to get from Boston to Durban by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Boston Logan Airport to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane BOS - DUR
23h 35mR 6,808–19,905Fly Boston Logan Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane BOS - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
26h 14mR 10,711–40,290Fly Boston Logan Airport to Richards Bay, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane BOS - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
26h 10mR 10,080–37,755Bus to Portland, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, MEbus
- Fly from Portland (PWM) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane PWM - DUR
25h 59mR 11,607–45,077Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane EWR - DUR
25h 50mR 10,286–29,019
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Durban is to fly which costs R 6 500 - R 20 000 and takes 23h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Durban is to fly which takes 23h 35m and costs R 6 500 - R 20 000.
The distance between Boston and Durban is 13142 km.
It takes approximately 23h 35m to get from Boston to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 6h ahead of Boston. It is currently 2:22 AM in Boston and 8:22 AM in Durban.
There are 2147+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Durban, South Africa?
Lufthansa, South African Airways, and eight other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Sao Paulo, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–33,000
Flights from Portland to King Shaka International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–44,000
Flights from Portland to King Shaka International Airport via Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–47,000
Flights from Portland to King Shaka International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–46,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Lisboa, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–44,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–37,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–36,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richards Bay via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–39,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–44,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–37,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richards Bay via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–36,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richards Bay via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–39,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–30,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–40,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–38,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–38,000
Flights from Portland to King Shaka International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–44,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–39,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richards Bay via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–36,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Lisboa, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–37,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Richards Bay via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–38,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–32,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 500–4,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- R 500–4,900
- Business Class
- R 1,500–6,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 850–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- R 850–8,000
- First Class
- R 3,300–12,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 370–490
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 340–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- R 340–750
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