There are 6 ways to get from Mountain View to Boise by plane, train, bus, taxi, car, tram, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane SJC - BOI
3h 27m$158–959Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane SFO - BOI
3h 49m$114–669Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from San Jose to Chemulttrain
- Take the bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Station Transferbus
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, ORbus
- Take the taxi from Ontario, OR to Boisetaxi
24h$301–551Drive 670.4 mi
- Drive from Mountain View to Boisecar 670.4 mi
11h 16m$123–177Tram, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the tram from Mountain View Station to Milpitas Stationtram
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane OAK - BOI
4h 30m$140–814BART, train, bus
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus
31h 45m$306–598
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Boise Airport (BOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mountain View to Boise is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Mountain View to Boise is to fly which takes 3h 27m and costs $150 - $1,000.
The distance between Mountain View and Boise is 544 miles. The road distance is 674.3 miles.
The best way to get from Mountain View to Boise without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 24h and costs $300 - $550.
It takes approximately 3h 27m to get from Mountain View to Boise, including transfers.
Boise is 1h ahead of Mountain View. It is currently 12:16 AM in Mountain View and 1:16 AM in Boise.
Yes, the driving distance between Mountain View to Boise is 674 miles. It takes approximately 11h 16m to drive from Mountain View to Boise.
There are 271+ hotels available in Boise.
What companies run services between Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Boise, ID, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Boise Airport (BOI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boise Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boise Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Chemult
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Mountain View Station to Milpitas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- ASK@Basintransit.com
- Website
- basintransit.com
Bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Station Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.basintransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.basintransit.com/routes-and-schedules#Shedules
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Station Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- oregon-point.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oregon-point.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $47–51
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $70–100
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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