There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Irvine by ferry, plane, train (Amtrak), 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.
Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane BOS - SNA
9h 55m$234–500Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BOS - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Irvinetrain
12h 15m$197–494Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 19h$1,764–2,765Drive 2,977.3 mi
- Drive from Boston to Irvinecar 2,977.3 mi
2d$509–735Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOS - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Tustintrain
10h 50m$199–525Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane EWR - SNA
11h 53m$406–1,543Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BOS - BUR
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Tustintrain
13h 24m$248–982Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 19h
Boston to Irvine by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Irvine is to ferry and fly and train which costs $190 - $500 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Irvine is to ferry and fly which takes 9h 55m and costs $230 - $500.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Irvine. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Tustin via Chicago Union Station and Fullerton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Boston and Irvine is 2603 miles. The road distance is 2994.7 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Irvine without a car is to train which takes 2 days 19h and costs $1,700 - $2,800.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Boston to Irvine, including transfers.
Boston to Irvine train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
Irvine is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 4:56 AM in Boston and 1:56 AM in Irvine.
Boston to Irvine train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Irvine is 2995 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Boston to Irvine.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Irvine, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Boston to Tustin via Chicago Union Station, Fullerton Amtrak Station, and Fullerton in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Irvine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Tustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Tustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
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