There are 12 ways to get from Boston to Kannapolis by ferry, plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus, or car
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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
best- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane BOS - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
6h 35m$162–419Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MHT) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane MHT - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
7h 5m$137–642Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Lynchburgtrain
- Take the train from Lynchburg to Greensborotrain
- Take the train from Greensboro to Kannapolistrain
17h 57m$444–690Bus, train via New York
- Take the bus from Boston to NYC Downtownbus
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Greensboro to Kannapolistrain
20h 20m$163–259Drive 788.6 mi
- Drive from Boston to Kannapoliscar 788.6 mi
14h 43m$144–208Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane PVD - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
7h 26m$148–745Train to Tweed-New Haven Airport, fly to Concord
- Take the train from Boston to New Haventrain
- Fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to Concord (USA)plane HVN - USA
7h 4m$240–1,277Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BOS - RDU
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
8h 22m$245–1,026Bus to Bradley International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Boston to Hartfordbus
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane BDL - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
8h 22m$150–716Bus to Portland, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, MEbus
- Fly from Portland (PWM) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane PWM - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolistrain
9h 8m$183–830Train via New York (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Northeast Regional
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Kannapolistrain Carolinian
20h 9m$424–1,314Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Greensboro to Kannapolistrain
22h 21m$173–276
Boston to Kannapolis by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Kannapolis is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Kannapolis is to ferry and fly and train which takes 6h 35m and costs $160 - $420.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Kannapolis. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Kannapolis via Lynchburg and Greensboro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 57m.
The distance between Boston and Kannapolis is 770 miles. The road distance is 793.3 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Kannapolis without a car is to train which takes 17h 57m and costs $440 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Boston to Kannapolis, including transfers.
Boston to Kannapolis train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Kannapolis train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Lynchburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Kannapolis is 793 miles. It takes approximately 14h 43m to drive from Boston to Kannapolis.
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What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Kannapolis, NC, USA?
You can take a train from Boston to Kannapolis via Lynchburg and Greensboro in around 17h 57m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Portland to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Portland to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Portland to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Concord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Concord via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Lynchburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lynchburg to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to Kannapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $9–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $35–470
- First Class
- $160–650
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to NYC Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Hartford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $21–45
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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