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Akron to Boston

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Akron to Boston. From €67.28, fastest 5h 39m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Akron to Boston runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €67.28 and €91.08, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 39m over 975 km, on services run by 4 operators across 2 modes.

Checked 22 September 2026Priced for 12 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026

€67.28 to €91.08

  • 116%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Akron

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 2Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €144.83Wed23
  2. about €184.43Thu24
  3. about €146.48Fri25
  4. about €134.93Sat26
  5. about €111.28Sun27
  6. about €114.03Mon28
  7. about €84.88Tue29
  8. about €101.38Wed30
  9. about €106.33Thu1
  10. about €95.88Fri2
  11. about €101.38Sat3
  12. about €96.43Sun4
  13. about €77.73Mon5
  14. about €78.83Tue6
  15. about €75.13Wed7
  16. about €85.43Thu8
  17. about €91.48Fri9
  18. about €85.98Sat10
  19. about €70.58Sun11
  20. about €67.28Mon12
  21. about €69.48Tue13

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

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A hotel room

A room in Boston for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book Akron to Boston

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €72.7890 days
  2. €74.4360 days
  3. €67.8345 days
  4. €74.4330 days
  5. €69.4821 days
  6. €78.8314 days
  7. €84.887 days
  8. €146.483 days
  9. €144.831 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €67.83.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 116 percent. The dearest point is €146.48, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€146.48€67.83137142130456090

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This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Akron to Boston and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

975 km

879 km as the crow flies, 11% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.

Who lives at each end

197,542653,833

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 975 km against 879 km in a straight line, a detour of 11 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Rochester, Pittsburgh, Cleveland. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

Who runs this route

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Boston South Station

Most of the points near Boston South Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Akron to Boston

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Akron to Boston?

The fastest journey from Akron to Boston takes 5h 39m door to door, of which 2h 12m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 8h 30m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Akron to Boston?

The cheapest fare from Akron to Boston is €67.28, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €119.68. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Akron to Boston?

The cheapest way from Akron to Boston is by coach, at €67.28 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 10h 7m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Akron to Boston?

The fastest way from Akron to Boston is by train, at 5h 45m door to door. Only 2h 12m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 33m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €91.08.

When should I book Akron to Boston?

Fares from Akron to Boston bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €67.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 116 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Akron to Boston?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Akron to Boston, at €77.73. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Akron to Boston?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Akron to Boston, at €60.68 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Akron to Boston?

4 operators sell services from Akron to Boston across 2 modes: Amtrak, JetBlue Airways, Piedmont Airlines, Rochester Institute of Technology. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Akron to Boston?

0 percent of the services we sell from Akron to Boston are direct. The rest connect at Rochester, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Akron to Boston produce?

Travelling from Akron to Boston by train produces about 111.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 132.3 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Akron to Boston use?

Services from Akron to Boston by train leave from Akron and arrive at Boston Logan International Airport BOS. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Akron to Boston?

2 of the 4 operators we sell from Akron to Boston allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

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On this page
Every figure above was computed for Akron to Boston on 22 September 2026: 975 km of route against 879 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €67.28, and 5h 39m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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Day trips out of Boston and across United States

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The two ends, compared

Akron reaches 67 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 49 to 3,304 km. Boston reaches 179 places in 40 countries, from 18 to 15,725 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Akron

  • 67Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 14Operators

Arriving in Boston

Leaving Boston

  • 179Places you can leave for
  • 40Countries
  • 58Operators

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