There are 9 ways to get from Boston to Mountain View by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)BOS - SFO
9h 3m$144–595Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to Syracuse Bus Station
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Take the bus from Bloomington to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
3d 4h$420–963Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
3d 5h$279–779Drive 3,124 mi
- Drive from Boston to Mountain View3,124 mi
2d 1h$571–824Fly Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)BOS - SJC
10h 37m$218–886Fly Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)BOS - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
11h 30m$210–841Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Providence
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)PVD - SJC
11h 47m$204–1,318Fly Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)BOS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
12h 41m$181–522Train, BART
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbrae
3d 6h$368–1,099
Boston to Mountain View by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Mountain View is to fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Mountain View is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Southbound via Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Boston and Mountain View is 2744 miles. The road distance is 3142.2 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Mountain View without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 4h and costs $420 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Boston to Mountain View, including transfers.
Boston to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Mountain View is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $140 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $270 - $800 and takes 3 days 5h.
Mountain View is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 5:52 PM in Boston and 2:52 PM in Mountain View.
Boston to Mountain View train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., JetBlue Airways, and four other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Boston to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Jose Diridon Station, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 3d 5h.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $10–450
- First Class
- $110–600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Bloomington to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Boston to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $29–60
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