--- title: "Salt Lake City to Boise – 4 ways by bus, car, plane | Mixroutes" description: "Salt Lake City to Boise is 476 km. Fastest: fly in 3h 29m. Cheapest: bus from $35. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/salt-lake-city-to-boise" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/salt-lake-city-to-boise.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Salt Lake City to Boise [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise) [Boise to Salt Lake City](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/boise-to-salt-lake-city) **Fastest:** 3h 29m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $35\ by bus\ **Distance:** 476 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 7\ 4 ways, Mon 2 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 476 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 2 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 20m slower than driving but $6 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Bus** best cheapest Least hassle 7h 10m$35–208 Estimated 6 departures · Salt Lake Express](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise) - [**Drive** 5h 50m$44–60 Estimated 546 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise) - [**Fly** fastest 3h 29m$150–230 Estimated SLC → BOI · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise) - [**Taxi** 5h 50m$870–1,200 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:01 → 16:11 8h 10m · 1 change · Salt Lake Express SLE 1016$118–208](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:13 → 11:42 3h 29m · direct$150–230](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 3. [03:20^+1 → 10:30^+1 7h 10m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US0550$35–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 4. [08:01^+1 → 16:11^+1 8h 10m · 1 change · Salt Lake Express SLE 1016$118–208](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 5. [03:20^+2 → 10:30^+2 7h 10m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US0550$35–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 6. [08:01^+2 → 16:11^+2 8h 10m · 1 change · Salt Lake Express SLE 1016$118–208](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 7. [03:20^+3 → 10:30^+3 7h 10m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US0550$35–80](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Salt+Lake+City&to=Boise&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=t5) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Salt Lake City to Boise? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 29m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 476 km. What is the cheapest way from Salt Lake City to Boise? Bus is the cheapest, from $35. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Salt Lake City to Boise? Buses take about 7h 10m and cost $35–208 depending on operator and seat type. 6 departures appear in today's timetable window. How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to Boise? About 1h 16m in the air (SLC → BOI), about 3h 29m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $150–230; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Boise from Salt Lake City by road? About 546 km, roughly 5h 50m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $44–60; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Salt Lake Express - Greyhound-us Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Boise Capital of Idaho, U.S. Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County. The population of the city was 235,685 at the 2020 census. 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