Boston to Akron runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €74.48 and €122.99, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 16m over 975 km, on services run by 4 operators across 2 modes.
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 13 October 2026
€74.48 to €122.99
- 118%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Boston
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
- about €158.85Wed23
- about €186.58Thu24
- about €124.63Fri25
- about €144.10Sat26
- about €148.23Sun27
- about €132.89Mon28
- about €96.90Tue29
- about €103.39Wed30
- about €114.60Thu1
- about €106.93Fri2
- about €111.65Sat3
- about €102.21Sun4
- about €98.66Mon5
- about €80.38Tue6
- about €78.61Wed7
- about €110.47Thu8
- about €102.80Fri9
- about €91.59Sat10
- about €100.44Sun11
- about €84.51Mon12
- about €74.48Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Akron for the night the train gets in
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When to book Boston to Akron
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €73.8990 days
- €72.7160 days
- €86.2745 days
- €92.1830 days
- €74.4821 days
- €80.3814 days
- €96.907 days
- €124.633 days
- €158.851 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €72.71.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 118 percent. The dearest point is €158.85, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Boston to Akron 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 west.
Who lives at each end
653,833 → 197,542
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
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 Cleveland, Rochester, Pittsburgh. The gap between arriving and leaving is 74 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 near Akron
Most of the points near Akron open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Boston to Akron
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 Boston to Akron?
The fastest journey from Boston to Akron takes 5h 16m door to door, of which 2h 8m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 8h 23m, 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 Boston to Akron?
The cheapest fare from Boston to Akron is €74.48, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €124.63. 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 Boston to Akron?
The cheapest way from Boston to Akron is by flight, at €74.48 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 19m 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 Boston to Akron?
The fastest way from Boston to Akron is by flight, at 5h 19m door to door. Only 2h 8m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 11m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €74.48.
When should I book Boston to Akron?
Fares from Boston to Akron bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €72.71. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 118 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 Boston to Akron?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Boston to Akron, at €80.38. 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 Boston to Akron?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Boston to Akron, at €62.68 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 Boston to Akron?
4 operators sell services from Boston to Akron 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 Boston to Akron?
0 percent of the services we sell from Boston to Akron are direct. The rest connect at Cleveland, Rochester, Pittsburgh, with about 74 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 Boston to Akron produce?
Travelling from Boston to Akron by train produces about 31.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 162.3 kg, roughly 5 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Boston to Akron use?
Services from Boston to Akron by flight leave from Boston Logan International Airport BOS and arrive at Akron. 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 Boston to Akron?
2 of the 4 operators we sell from Boston to Akron 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.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Boston to Akron 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 €74.48, and 5h 16m 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 Akron and across United States
Day trips that leave Akron in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Boston reaches 179 places in 40 countries on services we hold, over distances from 18 to 15,725 km. Akron reaches 67 places in 2 countries, from 49 to 3,304 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Boston
- 179Places you can leave for
- 40Countries
- 58Operators
Arriving in Akron
Leaving Akron
- 67Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 14Operators