There are 8 ways to get from Pictou to Boston by bus, plane, taxi, train, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Barnstable Municipal Airport
best- Take the bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Airportbus
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA)plane YHZ - HYA
- Take the bus from Barnstable Airport to Bostonbus
11h 29m$149–584Drive 615.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Pictou to Bostoncar 615.2 mi
11h 28m$141–204Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Pictou to Trurotaxi
- Take the train from Truro to Montréaltrain
- Take the bus from Montreal to Bostonbus
31h 8m$344–641Bus, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Airportbus
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane YHZ - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
11h 35m$388–1,126Bus, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Take the bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Airportbus
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane YHZ - YUL
- Take the bus from Montreal to Bostonbus
13h 15m$259–531Bus, fly to Provincetown Municipal Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Airportbus
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)plane YHZ - PVC
- Take the ferry from MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA to World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MAferry
10h 58m$216–630Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Pictou to Trurotaxi
- Take the train from Truro to Saint-Lamberttrain
- Take the train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Bostontrain
37h 5m$536–933Bus, train
- Take the bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Halifax to Montréaltrain
- Take the bus from Montreal to Concordbus
- Take the bus from Concord, NH to Boston - South Stationbus
37h 41m$360–726
Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pictou to Boston is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Pictou to Boston is to bus and fly and ferry which takes 10h 58m and costs $210 - $650.
The distance between Pictou and Boston is 569 miles. The road distance is 618.8 miles.
The best way to get from Pictou to Boston without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 31h 8m and costs $340 - $650.
It takes approximately 11h 29m to get from Pictou to Boston, including transfers.
Boston is 1h behind Pictou. It is currently 10:10 AM in Pictou and 9:10 AM in Boston.
Yes, the driving distance between Pictou to Boston is 619 miles. It takes approximately 11h 28m to drive from Pictou to Boston.
There are 1779+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Pictou, NS, Canada and Boston, MA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Pictou to Boston. However, you can take the taxi to New Glasgow NS, take the bus to Halifax Airport, walk to Halifax-Airport-YHZ airport, fly to Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), walk to Barnstable Airport, then take the bus to Boston. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Truro, take the train to Montréal, walk to Station Bonaventure, take the line 2 subway to Station Berri-UQAM, walk to Montreal, then take the bus to Boston.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Barnstable Municipal Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Provincetown Municipal Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Provincetown Municipal Airport via Toronto, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Provincetown Municipal Airport via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Provincetown Municipal Airport via Laguardia Airport, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Provincetown Municipal Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Provincetown Municipal Airport via Ottawa, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Barnstable Municipal Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Truro to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–440
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $200–430
- Business
- $250–390
- Business Plus
- $260–400
- Economy
- $230–440
- Economy Plus
- $250–440
Train from Truro to Saint-Lambert
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–440
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $200–430
- Business
- $250–380
- Business Plus
- $260–390
- Economy
- $230–440
- Economy Plus
- $250–440
Train from Halifax to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $220–460
- Business
- $270–410
- Business Plus
- $280–420
- Economy
- $250–470
- Economy Plus
- $270–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from New Glasgow NS to Halifax Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Barnstable Airport to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- Peter Pan
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montreal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montreal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montreal to Concord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Concord, NH to Boston - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
- Phone
- +1 617-748-1428
- Website
- Provincetown Fast Ferry
Ferry from MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA to World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $87
- Website
- Provincetown Fast Ferry
- Phone
- +1 866-307-2469
- Website
- City Experiences
Ferry from MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA to World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- City Experiences
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
Alf's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 902 485 5025
Alf's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 902 485 5025
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