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Cincinnati to Boston

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Cincinnati to Boston. From €102.80, fastest 5h 7m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Cincinnati to Boston costs €102.80 at the cheapest and takes 5h 7m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,223 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,223 km
Fastest
5h 7m
Average
5h 14m
Services per day
10
Cheapest
€102.80
CO2 per passenger
300.9 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 7m1h 57m3h 10m€122.27300.9 kg10
  • 5h 7mFastest, by Flight
  • €122.27Cheapest, by Flight
  • 300.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,223 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€102.80
  1. Star Peru (2I) SP398411:321h 57m13:29Cincinnati CVGBoston BOS

Door to door 5h 7mCO2 300.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€104.57
  1. Republic Airways RA138017:141h 57m19:11Cincinnati CVGBoston BOS

Door to door 5h 7mCO2 300.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€161.80
  1. Delta Air Lines DA199607:301h08:30Cincinnati CVGPittsburgh PIT
  2. Amtrak A905509:235h 53m15:16Wabash Pittsburgh TerminalBoston South Station

Changes at Pittsburgh, with 53 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 9h 43mCO2 130.1 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cincinnati to Boston
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cincinnati to BostonFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€258.56€227.88€213.13€155.90€151.18€161.21€196.61€161.21€162.39€142.92€132.89€122.27€127.58€162.39

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €102.80

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Booking window

When to book Cincinnati to Boston

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

  1. €103.3990 days
  2. €79.7960 days
  3. €106.3445 days
  4. €114.6030 days
  5. €147.6421 days
  6. €162.3914 days
  7. €196.617 days
  8. €213.133 days
  9. €258.561 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €79.79.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 224 percent. The most expensive point is €258.56, 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.
€258.56€79.791371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €142.92Sun
  2. €132.89Mon
  3. €122.27Tue
  4. €127.58Wed
  5. €162.39Thu
  6. €161.21Fri
  7. €162.39Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €151.18Sep
  2. €109.29Oct
  3. €97.49Nov
  4. €99.26Dec
  5. €110.47Jan
  6. €82.15Feb

The route

CincinnatiCincinnatiBostonBoston
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

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

Direct or connecting
60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,223 km against 1,188 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Pittsburgh, Hartford, New York City, Warwick. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Cincinnati at 06:08 and the last at 17:32, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Cincinnati

Rail
  • Cincinnati Union Terminal
  • Cincinnati River Road station
  • Dixie Terminal
Bus
  • Zoo
  • Florence Hub
Air
  • CVG
Ferry
  • Public Landing

Boston

Rail
  • Boston South Station
  • Boston Landing station
  • Eastern Railroad Depot (Boston)
Bus
  • Boston South Station
  • Alewife
Air
  • BOS
  • BED
Ferry
  • Encore Boston Harbor Ferry Landing
  • East Boston 6 New Street Ferry Landing
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Republic Airways€104.57
Star Peru (2I)€102.80
  • Republic Airways
  • Star Peru (2I)
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€79.5077%
Taxes€14.3114%
Supplier fees€7.007%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€102.80100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Boston well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Boston?

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

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Questions about Cincinnati to Boston

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Cincinnati to Boston?

The fastest journey from Cincinnati to Boston takes 5h 7m door to door, of which 1h 57m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 14m, 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 Cincinnati to Boston?

The cheapest fare from Cincinnati to Boston is €102.80, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €167.11. 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 Cincinnati to Boston?

The cheapest way from Cincinnati to Boston is by Flight, at €122.27 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 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.

When should I book Cincinnati to Boston?

Fares from Cincinnati to Boston bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €79.79. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 224 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Cincinnati to Boston, at €122.27. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Cincinnati to Boston?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cincinnati to Boston, at €82.15 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 service from Cincinnati to Boston?

2 operators sell services from Cincinnati to Boston across 1 modes: Republic Airways, Star Peru (2I). 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 Cincinnati to Boston?

60 percent of the services we sell from Cincinnati to Boston are direct. The rest connect at Pittsburgh, Hartford, New York City, Warwick, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

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

Services from Cincinnati to Boston by Flight leave from Cincinnati CVG and arrive at Boston BOS. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Cincinnati to Boston?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Cincinnati 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

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Cincinnati to Boston on September 10, 2026: 1223 km of route against 1188 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €102.80, and 5h 7m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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