There are 7 ways to get from Boston to Sunnyvale by plane, train, subway, car, 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 San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
7h 35m$178–660Train, BART, Caltrain
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
3d 6h$948–2,126Drive 3,122 mi
- Drive from Boston to Sunnyvalecar 3,122 mi
2d 1h$570–823Fly 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)plane BOS - SJC
8h 56m$261–1,003Fly 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 Santa Clara Amtraktrain
10h 36m$259–984Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PVD - SJC
11h 43m$266–1,024Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gary, IN to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardinotrain
- Take the bus from Bloomington to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus
3d 6h$788–1,679
Boston to Sunnyvale by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Sunnyvale is to fly and Caltrain which costs $170 - $700 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Sunnyvale is to fly and Caltrain which takes 7h 35m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Sunnyvale. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale is 2741 miles. The road distance is 3140.2 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Sunnyvale without a car is to train and BART and Caltrain which takes 3 days 6h and costs $950 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Boston to Sunnyvale, including transfers.
Boston to Sunnyvale train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
Sunnyvale is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 4:27 PM in Boston and 1:27 PM in Sunnyvale.
Boston to Sunnyvale train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Sunnyvale is 3140 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Boston to Sunnyvale.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Sunnyvale, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) hourly.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
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
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $9–16
- 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
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Gary, IN to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $8–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Gary, IN to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- 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
- Adult One way
- $80–110
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