There are 10 ways to get from Boston to Erie by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)BOS - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Erie
5h 40m$178–1,050Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Boston to Syracuse Bus Station
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Buffalo
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Erie
13h 4m$95–228Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Erie StationLake Shore Limited
13h 20m$100–1,100Drive 539.6 mi
- Drive from Boston to Erie539.6 mi
9h 30m$99–143Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)BOS - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Erie Station
5h 31m$134–473Fly to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)BOS - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Erie
7h 46m$136–327Fly to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Rochester (ROC)BOS - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Erie
7h 38m$240–669Fly to Toronto Island Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)BOS - YTZ
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Erie Station
9h 56m$171–584Fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)BOS - SYR
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Erie Station
7h 34m$145–667Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)BOS - YYZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Erie
8h 30m$271–703
Boston to Erie by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Erie is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Erie is to fly and train which takes 5h 31m and costs $130 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Erie. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Erie via Syracuse Bus Station and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 4m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Boston and arriving at Erie Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 20m.
The distance between Boston and Erie is 497 miles. The road distance is 542.7 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Erie without a car is to bus which takes 13h 4m and costs $95 - $230.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Boston to Erie, including transfers.
Boston to Erie bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Erie train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Erie is to bus which takes 13h 4m and costs $95 - $230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $100 - $1,100 and takes 13h 20m.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Erie, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Boston to Erie via Syracuse Bus Station and Buffalo in around 13h 4m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Boston to Erie Station once daily. Tickets cost $100–1,100 and the journey takes 13h 20m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Erie Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Erie Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Erie Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Erie Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–90
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Buffalo to Erie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Erie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Rochester, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Boston to Erie bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Syracuse Bus Station.
Boston to Erie train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Erie Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Erie is 543 miles. It takes approximately 9h 30m to drive from Boston to Erie.
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