There are 10 ways to get from Houston to Boston, MA by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane IAH - BOS
6h 30m$107–383Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane IAH - PVD
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
9h 58m$95–1,006Bus via Chamblee
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Boston, MAbus
37h 53m$183–404Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
47h 32m$269–1,539Drive 1,817.1 mi
- Drive from Houston to Boston, MAcar 1,817.1 mi
31h 12m$332–479Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane HOU - BOS
7h 53m$242–1,112Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane HOU - PVD
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
9h 41m$170–1,355Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Manchester Airport, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Manchester Airport (MHT)plane HOU - MHT
- Take the bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Bostonbus
10h 7m$269–1,228Bus to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Austin Eastside Bus Plazabus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane AUS - BOS
9h 24m$167–557Bus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from Times Square – 37th St. to Boston, MA - 177 Huntington Avebus
41h 31m$173–417
Houston to Boston, MA by train and foot (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Boston, MA is to fly which costs $100 - $390 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Boston, MA is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $100 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston to Boston, MA. However, there are services departing from Louisiana St @ Preston St and arriving at Boston, MA via Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Atlanta, Allen St/Grand St and New York, NY. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Houston to Boston, MA. However, there are services departing from Houston and arriving at Boston via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 32m.
The distance between Houston and Boston, MA is 1640 miles. The road distance is 1827.7 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Boston, MA without a car is to bus via Chamblee which takes 37h 53m and costs $180 - $410.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Houston to Boston, MA, including transfers.
Houston to Boston, MA bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd station.
Houston to Boston, MA train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Houston to Boston, MA is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $100 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus via Chamblee, which costs $180 - $410 and takes 37h 53m, you could also train, which costs $260 - $1,600 and takes 47h 32m.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, and Spirit Airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Louisiana St @ Preston St to Boston, MA via Magnolia Transit Center, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Atlanta, Atlanta, New York, Allen St/Grand St, 1 Av/E 39 St, and New York, NY in around 37h 53m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Manchester Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Manchester Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Manchester Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Manchester Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Manchester Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
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
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Atlanta to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from New York, NY to Boston, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–75
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
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
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 617-681-0820
- support@coachrun.com
- Website
- coachrun.com
Bus from Times Square – 37th St. to Boston, MA - 177 Huntington Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.coachrun.com
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More Questions & Answers
Houston to Boston, MA bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at Atlanta station.
Boston, MA is 1h ahead of Houston. It is currently 7:27 PM in Houston and 8:27 PM in Boston, MA.
Houston to Boston, MA train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Boston, MA is 1828 miles. It takes approximately 31h 12m to drive from Houston to Boston, MA.
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