Travel to Boston

Air Travel to Boston

The closest airport to Cambridge, and the only option for international flights, is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Free shuttle buses run from all terminals to the "Airport" station, on the blue line of the Boston subway system.

Direct flights to Logan are available from most of the major hubs in Western Europe, and from many cities throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Coming from Australia, United Airlines and Qantas provide services via San Francisco or Los Angeles; code share itineraries are available through American Airlines, Air New Zealand and Ansett Australia. Approximate flying time from Sydney to Boston is 24 hours.

For those traveling from within in the US and Canada, much cheaper airfares than to Logan may be available to Providence (PVD), Manchester (MHT) or Hanscom Field (BED). For information on how to get to/from these airports, see this link.

Train Travel to Boston

Amtrak runs regular train services to Boston from New York City and Washington DC, with connections to elsewhere in the country. Travel time from New York to Boston is approximately 5 hours with a one-way fare of about $50, while travel from Washington DC takes 8 hours and costs around $70 (one-way). (The new "Acela" service is about an hour faster from either city, but is considerably more expensive.) All trains terminate at South Station, which is also a station on the red line of the Boston subway system.

Bus Travel to Boston

Taking a bus to Boston can be a considerably cheaper (but considerably less comfortable) alternative to train travel. Both Greyhound and Peter Pan provide many daily services to Boston from cities throughout the north-eastern United States. These buses all terminate at South Station, which is also a station on the red line of the Boston subway system.


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Last updated: 06-Sep-2001
Bryan Gaensler
bgaensler@usyd.edu.au