There are 10 ways to get from Southern California to Boston by car, bus, plane, taxi, train, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
best- Drive from Southern California to Hwy 62 & Kickapoocar
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane PSP - BOS
11h 15m$287–1,227Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
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 56m$237–677Taxi, 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$846–1,835Bus
- 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$587–1,085Drive 2,836.6 mi
- Drive from Southern California to Bostoncar 2,836.6 mi
2d$518–748Bus to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- 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 11m$263–772Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardinobus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane ONT - BOS
12h 49m$323–1,118Bus, train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SAN - BOS
13h 31m$366–1,276Bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the bus from Barstow Station to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SNA - BOS
15h 10m$392–737Drive, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Drive from Southern California to Hwy 62 & Kickapoocar
- Take the bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airportbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane PSP - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
14h 12m$247–1,605
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 $260 - $800 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Southern California to Boston is to bus and fly which takes 10h 11m and costs $260 - $800.
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 $800 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Southern California to Boston, including transfers.
Boston is 3h ahead of Southern California. It is currently 6:57 PM in Southern California and 9:57 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 1619+ 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 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- 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, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
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 Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
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 New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
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
- $470–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–360
- Phone
- 760 366 2395
- comments@basin-transit.com
- Website
- basin-transit.com
Bus from Hwy 62 & Kickapoo to Palm Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://basin-transit.com/
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
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Barstow Station to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- 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
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Barstow Station to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
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