There are 5 ways to get from Vinalhaven to Boston by car ferry, plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
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Car ferry to Rockland, fly
best- Take the car ferry from Vinalhaven to Rockland
- Fly from Rockland (RKD) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)RKD - BOS
3h 51m$135–224Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Vinalhaven to RocklandVinalhaven
- Drive from Rockland to Boston
4h 46m$44–70Car ferry, Amtrak Thruway
- Take the car ferry from Vinalhaven to RocklandVinalhaven
- Take the bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to South StationBangor
6h 50m$49–75Car ferry, Amtrak Thruway, train
- Take the car ferry from Vinalhaven to Rockland
- Take the bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to Brunswick, ME
- Take the train from Brunswick Amtrak Station to Boston
8h 10m$62–106Car ferry, taxi to Augusta State Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Vinalhaven to Rockland
- Take the taxi from Waldoboro, ME to Augusta State Airport (AUG)
- Fly from Augusta State Airport (AUG) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)AUG - BOS
5h 56m$197–295
Rockland (RKD) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vinalhaven to Boston is to car ferry and drive which costs $40 - $70 and takes 4h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Vinalhaven to Boston is to car ferry and fly which takes 3h 51m and costs $130 - $230.
The distance between Vinalhaven and Boston is 174 miles.
The best way to get from Vinalhaven to Boston without a car is to car ferry and Amtrak Thruway which takes 6h 50m and costs $45 - $75.
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from Vinalhaven to Boston, including transfers.
There are 1440+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Vinalhaven, ME, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Vinalhaven to Boston. However, you can take the car ferry to Rockland, take the taxi to Rockland (RKD) airport, then fly to Boston Logan Airport (BOS). Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Vinalhaven to South Station via Rockland and Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland in around 6h 50m.
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- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Rockland to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Augusta State Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Brunswick Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $37–41
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $35–50
Bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to Brunswick, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $12–45
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland to Brunswick, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
- Phone
- +1 207-596-5400
- Website
- maine.gov
Car ferry from Vinalhaven to Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.maine.gov/mdot/ferry/
- Peak Adult
- $21
- Off-Peak Adult
- $14
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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