There are 7 ways to get from Sunnyvale to Boston by train, plane, subway, car, or bus
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
best- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SFO - BOS
7h 22m$204–818Fly 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)plane SJC - PVD
- Take the train from TF Green Airport to South Stationtrain
11h 27m$183–724Caltrain, BART, train
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
3d 6h$254–1,213Drive 3,123.1 mi
- Drive from Sunnyvale to Bostoncar 3,123.1 mi
2d 1h$570–824Fly 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)plane SJC - BOS
9h 2m$257–1,108Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane OAK - BOS
10h 7m$238–975Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose to Coltonbus
- Take the train from San Bernardino to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus
3d 10h$476–978
Sunnyvale to Boston by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunnyvale to Boston is to fly and train which costs $180 - $750 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sunnyvale to Boston is to Caltrain and fly which takes 7h 22m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Sunnyvale to Boston. However, there are services departing from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Boston via Millbrae, Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Sunnyvale and Boston is 2741 miles. The road distance is 3141.3 miles.
The best way to get from Sunnyvale to Boston without a car is to Caltrain and BART and train which takes 3 days 6h and costs $250 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Sunnyvale to Boston, including transfers.
Sunnyvale to Boston train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound station.
Boston is 3h ahead of Sunnyvale. It is currently 3:35 AM in Sunnyvale and 6:35 AM in Boston.
Sunnyvale to Boston train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at Millbrae Caltrain Northbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sunnyvale to Boston is 3141 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Sunnyvale to Boston.
What companies run services between Sunnyvale, CA, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) 3 times a day.
- 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
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Bernardino to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from TF Green Airport to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–16
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Colton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $45–75
- Titanium
- $55–65
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose to Colton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $110–180
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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