There are 6 ways to get from Cape Town to Boston by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Boston Logan Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane CPT - BOS
18h 48m$557–1,008Fly to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane CPT - PVD
- Take the train from TF Green Airport to South Stationtrain
24h 12m$373–1,424Fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Manchester Airport (MHT)plane CPT - MHT
- Take the bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Bostonbus
24h 12m$565–2,124Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CPT - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
21h 25m$657–2,286Fly to Bradley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane CPT - BDL
- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to Bostonbus
23h 25m$499–1,842Fly to Portland, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Portland (PWM)plane CPT - PWM
- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Boston, MA - South Stationbus
23h 55m$512–1,861
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Boston is to fly which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 18h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Boston is to fly which takes 18h 48m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between Cape Town and Boston is 7786 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 48m to get from Cape Town to Boston, including transfers.
Boston is 7h behind Cape Town. It is currently 4:07 PM in Cape Town and 9:07 AM in Boston.
There are 1619+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Boston, MA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Atlanta, Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from TF Green Airport to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Portland, ME to Boston, MA - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Portland, ME to Boston, MA - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $21–45
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