There are 8 ways to get from Stanford to Boston by plane, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)SFO - BOS
7h 36m$202–819Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)SJC - PVD
- Take the train from Providence to South Station
11h 58m$175–1,314Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Stanford to Vallejo Transit Center
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Reno Amtrak
- Take the train from Reno to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
3d 2h$281–1,026Drive, bus
- Drive from Stanford to Tracy Transit Center
- Take the bus from Tracy Transit Center to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Boston
3d 9h$330–795Drive 3,119.7 mi
- Drive from Stanford to Boston3,119.7 mi
2d 1h$570–823Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)SJC - BOS
9h 29m$248–1,012Caltrain to Oakland International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)OAK - BOS
10h 16m$213–871Fly San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)SFO - PVD
- Take the train from Providence to South Station
11h 55m$519–1,921
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanford to Boston is to fly which costs $200 - $850 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Stanford to Boston is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs $200 - $850.
The distance between Stanford and Boston is 2734 miles. The road distance is 3137.9 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Stanford to Boston, including transfers.
Boston is 3h ahead of Stanford. It is currently 1:00 PM in Stanford and 4:00 PM in Boston.
Yes, the driving distance between Stanford to Boston is 3138 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Stanford to Boston.
There are 1357+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Stanford, CA, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Delta, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) every 2 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Reno to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $10–450
- First Class
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tracy Transit Center to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- 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
- $75–230
- 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
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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