There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Spencer by plane, car, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane BOS - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Spencercar
8h 10m$110–463Fly to Mason City, drive
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Mason City (MCW)plane BOS - MCW
- Drive from Mason-City-Airport-MCW to Spencercar
7h 59m$109–458Train, bus, taxi via Saint Paul
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Jacksonbus
- Take the taxi from Jackson to Spencertaxi
37h 8m$593–1,129Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Jacksonbus
- Take the taxi from Jackson to Spencertaxi
40h 36m$403–657Drive 1,429.9 mi
- Drive from Boston to Spencercar 1,429.9 mi
25h 27m$261–377Fly to Sioux Falls, bus, taxi
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sioux Falls (FSD)plane BOS - FSD
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Jacksonbus
- Take the taxi from Jackson to Spencertaxi
8h 56m$282–694Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane BOS - MSP
- Take the bus from Burnsville to Jacksonbus
- Take the taxi from Jackson to Spencertaxi
9h 19m$718–960Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Jacksonbus
- Take the taxi from Jackson to Spencertaxi
37h 22m$536–1,006
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Spencer is to fly and drive which costs $100 - $460 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Spencer is to fly and drive which takes 7h 59m and costs $100 - $460.
The distance between Boston and Spencer is 1275 miles. The road distance is 1438.3 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Spencer without a car is to train and bus and taxi via Saint Paul which takes 37h 8m and costs $550 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Boston to Spencer, including transfers.
Spencer is 1h behind Boston. It is currently 2:25 PM in Boston and 1:25 PM in Spencer.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Spencer is 1438 miles. It takes approximately 25h 27m to drive from Boston to Spencer.
There are nine+ hotels available in Spencer.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Spencer, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Spencer. However, you can fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) then drive to Spencer. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to St. Paul-Minneapolis, walk to Union Depot & Sibley Station, take the line 94 bus to 5th St Transit Center Gate B, take the bus to Jackson, then take the taxi to Spencer.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sioux Falls via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sioux Falls via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sioux Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sioux Falls via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–70
Bus from Sioux Falls to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Burnsville to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–65
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
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