There are 7 ways to get from Southern California to Boston by car, plane, taxi, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Southern California to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane PSP - BOS
10h 2m$287–1,124Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane LAX - BOS
10h 40m$233–740Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Southern California to Victorville Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Victorville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
2d 17h$446–1,125Bus
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter 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 3h$346–731Drive 2,836.6 mi
- Drive from Southern California to Bostoncar 2,836.6 mi
2d$518–748Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane LAS - BOS
10h 5mBus to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardinobus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane ONT - BOS
12h 36m$345–1,288
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southern California to Boston is to bus and fly which costs $230 - $750 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Southern California to Boston is to drive and fly which takes 10h 2m and costs $280 - $1,200.
The distance between Southern California and Boston is 2618 miles. The road distance is 2853.1 miles.
The best way to get from Southern California to Boston without a car is to taxi and train which takes 2 days 17h and costs $440 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Southern California to Boston, including transfers.
Boston is 3h ahead of Southern California. It is currently 10:16 AM in Southern California and 1:16 PM in Boston.
Yes, the driving distance between Southern California to Boston is 2853 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Southern California to Boston.
There are 1609+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Southern California, CA, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Southern California to Boston via Barstow Station, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and New York Midtown in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Victorville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Barstow Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- 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
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
Bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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