There are 6 ways to get from Cape Town to Boston by plane, train, 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 to Boston Logan Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane CPT - BOS
19h 42m$557–1,208Fly 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
23h 57m$353–1,224Fly 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 32m$570–2,027Fly 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 27m$579–1,947Fly 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
27h 41m$502–1,761
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 and train which costs $350 - $1,300 and takes 23h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Boston is to fly which takes 19h 42m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Cape Town and Boston is 7786 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 42m to get from Cape Town to Boston, including transfers.
Boston is 7h behind Cape Town. It is currently 3:08 PM in Cape Town and 8:08 AM in Boston.
There are 1560+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Boston, MA, USA?
United Airlines, KLM, 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
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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
- $370–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Portland via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.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 Manchester Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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
- $340–1,400
- 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
- $340–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Atlanta, Myrtle Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- 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
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- 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
- $21–35
- 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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