There are 8 ways to get from Lincoln to Boston by plane, shuttle, train, bus, night bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Lincoln to Boston • 8h 55m
Cheapest option
Fly Lincoln to Providence, train • 10h 10m
6 alternative options
Shuttle to Omaha, fly to Boston • 8h 55m
Bus • 32h 3m
Bus, night bus, train • 34h 9m
Bus, train • 35h 9m
Bus via New York • 39h 1m
Drive • 24h 53m
Lincoln (LNK) to Boston (BOS) flights
The flight time between Lincoln (LNK) and Boston (BOS) is around 11h 1m and covers a distance of around 1337 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 5h 31m. Services are operated by United Airlines and Air Canada. Typically 166 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lincoln to Boston is to bus and night bus and train which costs $160 - $550 and takes 34h 9m.
The quickest way to get from Lincoln to Boston is to fly which costs $140 - $550 and takes 8h 55m.
The distance between Lincoln and Boston is 1331 miles. The road distance is 1505.2 miles.
The best way to get from Lincoln to Boston without a car is to bus which takes 32h 3m and costs $130 - $390.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Lincoln to Boston, including transfers.
The best way to get from Lincoln to Boston is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $140 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $390 and takes 32h 3m.
There is no direct flight from Lincoln Airport to Boston Airport. The quickest flight takes 7h 3m and has one stopover.
Boston is 1h ahead of Lincoln. It is currently 8:11 AM in Lincoln and 9:11 AM in Boston.
Yes, the driving distance between Lincoln to Boston is 1505 miles. It takes approximately 24h 53m to drive from Lincoln to Boston.
United Airlines offers flights from Lincoln Airport to Boston Airport.
- Distance: 1330.6 miles
- Duration: 8h 55m
What companies run services between Lincoln, NE, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
United Airlines and Air Canada fly from Lincoln to Boston hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lincoln to Boston via Lincoln, Ne, Omaha, Ne, Chicago, Il, Chicago, IL, and Ithaca, NY in around 32h 3m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lincoln to Boston via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Lincoln to Boston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $490
Flights from Lincoln to Boston via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550
Flights from Lincoln to Boston via Chicago O'Hare, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $490
Flights from Lincoln to Boston via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $500
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $600
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $600
Flights from Lincoln to Providence via Chicago O'Hare, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Lincoln to Providence via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $460
Flights from Lincoln to Providence via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $470
Flights from Lincoln to Providence via Denver, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
Flights from Lincoln to Providence via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $430
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $440
Flights from Omaha to Boston via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $430
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $470
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Omaha to Boston via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $550
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $900
Flights from Omaha to Boston via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $900
Flights from Lincoln to Providence via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-523-6590
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15 - $210
- Website
- http://www.amtrak.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Book at
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $2 - $110
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $15 - $210
- Business Class Seat
- $55 - $160
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5 - $14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Children 11 and under
- $0
- Adult
- $5 - $14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21 - $350
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $10 - $120
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $19 - $190
- Business Seat - Adult
- $21 - $210
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $35 - $140
- First Class - Senior Citizens
- $70 - $290
- First Class - Adult
- $70 - $350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $40 - $130
- Child Coach - short notice
- $65 - $120
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $60 - $200
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $65 - $200
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $90 - $250
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $120 - $390
- Business Seat - short notice
- $130 - $410
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $110 - $300
- Phone
- +1 800-888-9793
- navigatorexpress@navigatorbus.com
- Website
- navigatorairportexpress.com
Shuttle from Lincoln to Eppley Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35 - $45
- Schedules at
- navigatorairportexpress.com
- Phone
- 1(800) 992-4618
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Lincoln, Ne to Omaha, Ne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25 - $50
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $25 - $40
- Flexible Fares
- $30 - $50
Bus from Omaha, Ne to Chicago, Il
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85 - $170
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $85 - $130
- Flexible Fares
- $110 - $170
Bus from Lincoln, Ne to Champaign, Il
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90 - $190
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $90 - $140
- Flexible Fares
- $120 - $190
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@arrowstagelines.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Lincoln, NE to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $40
- Schedules at
- expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Chicago, IL to Ithaca, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7 - $85
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com/bookTicket
Bus from Ithaca, NY to Boston, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7 - $65
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com/bookTicket
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Champaign, IL to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Bus Station to New York Port Authority
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from New York Port Authority to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23 - $65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York, NY to South Station, Boston, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $70
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com/
- Adult
- $5 - $70
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