There are 8 ways to get from Waltham to Detroit by train, subway, plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Train, subway to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Detroit
best- Take the train from Waltham to Portertrain
- Take the subway from Porter to South Stationsubway
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Detroit (DTW)plane BOS - DTW
5h 36m$88–409Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Detroit
cheapest- Take the train from Back Bay to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Detroit (DTW)plane PVD - DTW
7h 14m$73–382Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Boston to Cleveland Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0171
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0420
19h 53m$138–264Train, bus
- Take the train from Boston to Toledotrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0135 / ...
20h 33m$217–514Drive 694.2 mi
- Drive from Waltham to Detroitcar 694.2 mi
12h 19m$127–183Fly Boston Logan Airport to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane BOS - YQG
8h 22m$439–740Fly Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane BOS - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
8h 47m$205–580Bus via Ithaca
- Take the bus from Boston to Ithacabus
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
25h 37m$112–204
Waltham to Detroit by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waltham to Detroit is to bus via Ithaca which costs $110 - $210 and takes 25h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Waltham to Detroit is to train and subway and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $85 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Waltham station to Detroit station. However, there are services departing from Carter St opp Commuter Rail Station and arriving at Detroit Bus Station via Boston and Cleveland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 53m.
The distance between Waltham and Detroit is 674 miles. The road distance is 698.2 miles.
The best way to get from Waltham to Detroit without a car is to bus which takes 19h 53m and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Waltham to Detroit, including transfers.
Waltham to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Waltham to Detroit is to bus which takes 19h 53m and costs $130 - $270. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $430 - $750 and takes 8h 22m.
Waltham to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Waltham to Detroit is 698 miles. It takes approximately 12h 19m to drive from Waltham to Detroit.
What companies run services between Waltham, MA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Carter St opp Commuter Rail Station to Detroit Bus Station via Lincoln St @ Essex St, Boston, and Cleveland Bus Station in around 19h 53m. Alternatively, Air Canada and Porter Airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Windsor Airport (YQG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Detroit via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–650
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Windsor Airport via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Waltham to Porter
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $1–7
Subway from Porter to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $3
Train from Back Bay to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $9–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Ithaca to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $40–160
- Flexible
- $75–170
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