There are 7 ways to get from Waltham to Detroit by train, subway, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), 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 32m$99–419Train 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 17m$60–332Train, 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$177–454Bus
- Take the bus from Newton, MA to Manhattan, NYbus Cambridge
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Detroit Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0420
22h 42m$136–262Drive 695.1 mi
- Drive from Waltham to Detroitcar 695.1 mi
12h 17m$127–184Fly Boston Logan Airport to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane BOS - YQG
10h 22m$80–460Bus via Toronto
- Take the bus from Boston to Ithacabus
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
25h 42m$101–189
Waltham to Detroit by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waltham to Detroit is to bus via Toronto which costs $100 - $190 and takes 25h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Waltham to Detroit is to train and subway and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs $95 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Waltham to Detroit station. However, there are services departing from Newton, MA and arriving at Detroit Bus Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 42m.
The distance between Waltham and Detroit is 675 miles. The road distance is 699.2 miles.
The best way to get from Waltham to Detroit without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 33m and costs $170 - $460.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Waltham to Detroit, including transfers.
Waltham to Detroit bus services, operated by Go Buses, depart from Newton, MA station.
The best way to get from Waltham to Detroit is to bus which takes 22h 42m and costs $130 - $270. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $75 - $460 and takes 10h 22m.
Waltham to Detroit bus services, operated by Go Buses, arrive at Manhattan, NY station.
Yes, the driving distance between Waltham to Detroit is 699 miles. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Waltham to Detroit.
What companies run services between Waltham, MA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Newton, MA to Detroit Bus Station via Manhattan, NY and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 22h 42m. 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 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Detroit via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Windsor Airport via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Detroit via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Detroit via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Waltham to Porter
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $2–7
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
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–16
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
- $170–410
- 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 Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- 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
- 1 855-888-7160
- reservations@gobuses.com
- Website
- gobuses.com
Bus from Newton, MA to Manhattan, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.gobuses.com
- Passenger
- $26–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Ithaca to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice 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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