There are 7 ways to get from Boston to Fort Smith by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Boston Logan Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM)plane BOS - FSM
7h 33m$160–629Bus via Antioch
- Take the bus from Boston to NYC Downtownbus
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Nashville, TNbus Ny
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depotbus
33h 34m$274–390Train, bus
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Burenbus
37h 22m$532–1,068Drive 1,535.7 mi
- Drive from Boston to Fort Smithcar 1,535.7 mi
27h 14m$281–405Fly Boston Logan Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane BOS - XNA
- Drive from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Fort Smithcar
6h 53m$181–748Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, drive
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane PVD - XNA
- Drive from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Fort Smithcar
9h 1m$173–736Bus
- Take the bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Burenbus
39h 25m$303–602
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Fort Smith is to bus via Antioch which costs $270 - $390 and takes 33h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Fort Smith is to fly and drive which takes 6h 53m and costs $180 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Fort Smith. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot via New York, NY, Nolensville Pike & Flora Maxwell Rd, Nashville Bus Station and Memphis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 34m.
The distance between Boston and Fort Smith is 1354 miles. The road distance is 1544.7 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Fort Smith without a car is to bus via Antioch which takes 33h 34m and costs $270 - $390.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Boston to Fort Smith, including transfers.
Boston to Fort Smith bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Fort Smith is to fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $160 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via Antioch, which costs $270 - $390 and takes 33h 34m.
Boston to Fort Smith bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at NYC Downtown station.
Fort Smith is 1h behind Boston. It is currently 12:13 PM in Boston and 11:13 AM in Fort Smith.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Fort Smith, AR, USA?
American Airlines flies from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Boston to Fort Smith via NYC Downtown, New York, NY, Nolensville Pike & Flora Maxwell Rd, Harding Pl & Antioch Pk Wb, Nashville Bus Station, Memphis Bus Station, and Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot in around 33h 34m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Fort Smith Municipal Airport via St. Louis, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to NYC Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 615-939-8887
- tennesseetravel@gotobus.com
- Website
- New York to Tennessee Bus
Bus from New York, NY to Nashville, TN
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- New York to Tennessee Bus
- Adult One-way
- $100–120
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Van Buren/ Ft Smith Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Buren
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Kansas City to Fort Smith Van Buren
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from South Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- Peter Pan
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Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Fort Smith is 1545 miles. It takes approximately 27h 14m to drive from Boston to Fort Smith.
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