There are 7 ways to get from Sunnyvale to Boston by train, plane, subway, car, 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.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
best- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)SFO - BOS
7h 23m$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)SJC - PVD
- Take the train from Providence to South Station
11h 16m$174–1,260Caltrain, BART, train
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
3d 6h$319–2,223Drive 3,123.1 mi
- Drive from Sunnyvale to Boston3,123.1 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)SJC - BOS
8h 48m$237–958Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)OAK - BOS
10h 32m$219–913Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose to Ontario
- Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to St. Louis
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Boston
4d 2h$426–1,465
Sunnyvale to Boston by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunnyvale to Boston is to Caltrain and fly which costs $200 - $850 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sunnyvale to Boston is to Caltrain and fly which takes 7h 23m 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 $310 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 7h 23m 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 5:00 AM in Sunnyvale and 8:00 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, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- 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
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
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
- $160–700
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
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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
- $230–950
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
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- 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 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- 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
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
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
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- 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
- 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 13m
- 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
- $200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- 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
- $4–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $12–25
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $4–55
- Business - advance purchase
- $6–70
- Business Class
- $11–160
Train from Ontario Amtrak to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Ontario
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $45–70
- Titanium
- $50–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- 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
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