There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Sacramento by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, 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.
Fly Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BOS - SMF
8h 42m$305–1,232Fly Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
10h 34m$162–597Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
2d 23h$522–997Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
3d 2h$729–1,716Drive 3,005.6 mi
- Drive from Boston to Sacramentocar 3,005.6 mi
47h 48m$549–793Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PVD - SMF
11h 13m$248–1,120Fly Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOS - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
11h 39m$287–1,120Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
3d 5h$635–1,442
Boston to Sacramento by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Sacramento is to fly and BART and train which costs $160 - $600 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Sacramento is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $300 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to Sacramento station. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Sacramento Bus Station via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Sacramento. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Sacramento via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Boston and Sacramento is 2656 miles. The road distance is 3023.1 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Sacramento without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Boston to Sacramento, including transfers.
Boston to Sacramento bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Boston station.
Boston to Sacramento train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Sacramento is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $300 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 23h, you could also train, which costs $700 - $1,800 and takes 3 days 2h.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Sacramento, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Boston to Sacramento Bus Station via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Sparks Transit Center in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–16
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Boston to Sacramento bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Sacramento is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 12:17 PM in Boston and 9:17 AM in Sacramento.
Boston to Sacramento train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Sacramento is 3023 miles. It takes approximately 47h 48m to drive from Boston to Sacramento.
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