There are 9 ways to get from Salinas to Boston by bus, train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
best- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SFO - BOS
9h 4m$202–748Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus
3d 6h$539–1,049Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salinas to Emeryvillebus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus
3d 7h$822–1,795Drive 3,177.2 mi
- Drive from Salinas to Bostoncar 3,177.2 mi
2d 2h$580–838Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SJC - BOS
10h 28m$322–1,158Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane MRY - BOS
10h 47m$235–956Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane OAK - BOS
11h 29m$259–955Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Manchester Airport (MHT)plane SJC - MHT
- Take the bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Bostonbus
12h 58m$370–1,374Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
3d 7h$951–2,166
Salinas to Boston by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Boston is to bus and Caltrain and fly which costs $200 - $750 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Boston is to bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $200 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Salinas station to Boston. However, there are services departing from Salinas Train Station and arriving at Boston via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and New York Midtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Salinas to Boston. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Boston via Emeryville and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Salinas and Boston is 2809 miles. The road distance is 3195.8 miles.
The best way to get from Salinas to Boston without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 6h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Salinas to Boston, including transfers.
Salinas to Boston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
Salinas to Boston train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Salinas to Boston is to bus which takes 3 days 6h and costs $500 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $1,000 and takes 10h 47m, you could also train, which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 3 days 7h.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
You can take a bus from Salinas Train Station to Boston via Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and New York Midtown in around 3d 6h. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Manchester Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Manchester Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Manchester Airport via Reno, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Manchester Airport via Denver, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Salinas to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Prunedale Park & Ride to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $40–55
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More Questions & Answers
Salinas to Boston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Boston is 3h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 10:23 PM in Salinas and 1:23 AM in Boston.
Salinas to Boston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salinas to Boston is 3196 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Salinas to Boston.
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