How far is Lynden, WA from Boston, MA?

The driving distance from Lynden, WA to Boston, MA is about 3135.6 miles (5046.3 km), with a travel time of about 56h 38m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 2474.5 miles (3982.4 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 113h 16m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT.
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Road
3135.65 mi
56h 38m
Flight
2474.57 mi
3982.43 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
2474.57 mi
Kilometers
3982.43 km
Flight Time
04h 58m

Driving Distance

Road route
3135.65 mi
Kilometers
5046.34 km
Drive Time
56h 38m

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Drive time stays fixed at 56h 38m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Boston
Fri, Sep 18, 3:58 PM EDT
Return by in Lynden
Sun, Sep 20, 9:36 PM PDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Lynden
2026-09-16T04:20
Arrive Boston
Fri, Sep 18, 12:58 PM PDT
Route Timing
56h 38m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
5:38 PM to 7:08 PM EDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
6:44 PM PDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Lynden
8:00 PM PDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Crooks
SD

City in South Dakota, United States of America

From Lynden
1527.1 mi
28h 19m
To Boston
1608.5 mi
28h 19m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
77°F
Wednesday

Areas Of Fog then Sunny

Starts
Wed, Sep 16 6:00 AM PDT
Wind
2 to 6 mph NNW
Destination
75°F
Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Wed, Sep 16 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
0 to 8 mph SW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Lynden and Boston.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Lynden and Boston.

  1. 1

    Start on Main Street

    798 ft · 29 sec · Main Street

  2. 2

    At the end of the road, turn right onto 1st Street

    1717 ft · 1 min · 1st Street

  3. 3

    Continue on Hannegan Road

    7.6 mi · 12 min · Hannegan Road

  4. 4

    Continue on Hannegan Road

    31 m · 3 sec · Hannegan Road

  5. 5

    Keep slight right to continue on Hannegan Road

    4 mi · 7 min · Hannegan Road

  6. 6

    Turn right onto East Sunset Drive

    1.5 km · 2 min · East Sunset Drive

  7. 7

    Take the ramp slight right toward I 5 South

    781 ft · 19 sec

  8. 8

    Merge slight left

    71.7 mi · 1 hr 24 min

  9. 9

    Take the exit slight right toward I 405 South: Bellevue, Renton

    1.5 km · 1 min

  10. 10

    Merge slight left

    1.5 km · 1 min

  11. 11

    Keep slight right

    17.1 mi · 21 min

  12. 12

    Take the exit slight right toward I 90: Spokane, Seattle

    2527 ft · 1 min

  13. 13

    Keep slight left to continue on I 90 East: Spokane

    2797 ft · 1 min

  14. 14

    Merge slight left

    267.7 mi · 4 hr 51 min

  15. 15

    Merge slight right

    315.4 mi · 5 hr 22 min

  16. 16

    Keep slight right

    110.8 mi · 1 hr 51 min

  17. 17

    Continue straight

    6.9 mi · 6 min

  18. 18

    Continue straight

    113 mi · 1 hr 53 min

  19. 19

    Continue straight

    3.1 mi · 4 min

  20. 20

    Keep slight right to continue on I 90 East: Sheridan

    54 mi · 51 min

  21. 21

    Take the exit slight right toward US 212 East: Little Bighorn Battlefield, Broadus

    2032 ft · 54 sec

  22. 22

    Turn left

    42.1 mi · 50 min

  23. 23

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward US Highway 212

    66 m · 5 sec · US Highway 212

  24. 24

    Exit the roundabout onto US Highway 212

    20.1 mi · 24 min · US Highway 212

  25. 25

    Continue on Main Street

    3072 ft · 2 min · Main Street

  26. 26

    Continue on US Highway 212

    43.7 mi · 51 min · US Highway 212

  27. 27

    Turn right onto Park Avenue

    2986 ft · 1 min · Park Avenue

  28. 28

    Continue on US Highway 212

    93.7 mi · 1 hr 47 min · US Highway 212

  29. 29

    Turn right onto North 5th Avenue

    2.3 mi · 5 min · North 5th Avenue

  30. 30

    Turn left onto SD Highway 34

    17.5 mi · 21 min · SD Highway 34

  31. 31

    Take the ramp left

    10.7 mi · 11 min

  32. 32

    Continue straight

    23.6 mi · 24 min

  33. 33

    Continue straight

    629.4 mi · 10 hr 31 min

  34. 34

    Keep slight left

    138.1 mi · 2 hr 28 min

  35. 35

    Keep slight right to continue on I 39, I 90: Chicago

    67.1 mi · 1 hr 12 min

  36. 36

    Keep slight left to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    20.3 mi · 22 min · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  37. 37

    Keep slight left to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    40.6 mi · 44 min · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  38. 38

    Keep slight right to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    1772 ft · 22 sec · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  39. 39

    Keep slight left to continue on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    526 ft · 30 sec · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  40. 40

    Merge slight right onto Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    123 m · 5 sec · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  41. 41

    Take the exit slight right toward IL 171 South: Cumberland Avenue South

    1 mi · 2 min · Cumberland flyover

  42. 42

    Keep slight left to continue on IL 171 South: Cumberland Avenue

    75 m · 8 sec

  43. 43

    Turn right onto North Cumberland Avenue

    874 ft · 28 sec · North Cumberland Avenue

  44. 44

    Continue on North Cumberland Avenue

    2310 ft · 1 min · North Cumberland Avenue

  45. 45

    Turn right onto West Higgins Road

    1.1 mi · 2 min · West Higgins Road

  46. 46

    Turn right onto North Oriole Avenue

    99 m · 14 sec · North Oriole Avenue

  47. 47

    Turn left onto West Higgins Avenue

    2.7 mi · 6 min · West Higgins Avenue

  48. 48

    Turn right onto North Central Avenue

    929 ft · 26 sec · North Central Avenue

  49. 49

    Turn left onto West Lawrence Avenue

    1858 ft · 43 sec · West Lawrence Avenue

  50. 50

    Turn right onto North Milwaukee Avenue

    3138 ft · 1 min · North Milwaukee Avenue

  51. 51

    Turn left onto West Montrose Avenue

    2904 ft · 1 min · West Montrose Avenue

  52. 52

    Take the ramp slight right toward I 90 East, I 94 East

    1721 ft · 42 sec

  53. 53

    Merge slight left onto Kennedy Expressway

    7.9 mi · 11 min · Kennedy Expressway

  54. 54

    Continue on Dan Ryan Expressway

    2.4 mi · 3 min · Dan Ryan Expressway

  55. 55

    Keep slight left to continue on Dan Ryan Expressway (Express)

    3.8 mi · 5 min · Dan Ryan Expressway (Express)

  56. 56

    Take the exit slight right toward I 90 East

    2183 ft · 53 sec

  57. 57

    Merge slight right onto Dan Ryan Expressway (Local)

    2612 ft · 50 sec · Dan Ryan Expressway (Local)

  58. 58

    Keep slight left to continue on Chicago Skyway

    4.5 mi · 7 min · Chicago Skyway

  59. 59

    Turn straight onto Chicago Skyway

    591 ft · 14 sec · Chicago Skyway

  60. 60

    Merge slight left onto Chicago Skyway

    3.1 mi · 5 min · Chicago Skyway

  61. 61

    Continue on Indiana Toll Road

    1.6 km · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  62. 62

    Turn straight onto Indiana Toll Road

    961 ft · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  63. 63

    Merge slight right onto Indiana Toll Road

    1.8 mi · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  64. 64

    Keep slight left to continue on Indiana Toll Road

    153.9 mi · 2 hr 47 min · Indiana Toll Road

  65. 65

    Continue on Ohio Turnpike

    141.9 mi · 2 hr 32 min · Ohio Turnpike

  66. 66

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    9.2 mi · 10 min · Ohio Turnpike

  67. 67

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    67.1 mi · 1 hr 12 min · Ohio Turnpike

  68. 68

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 East

    1.4 km · 2 min

  69. 69

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East, CR 18: Youngstown, Mahoning Avenue

    1328 ft · 32 sec

  70. 70

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Youngstown

    4.5 mi · 6 min

  71. 71

    Keep slight left

    272.8 mi · 4 hr 55 min

  72. 72

    Take the exit slight left toward I 81 North: Wilkes-Barre

    1.1 km · 1 min

  73. 73

    Merge slight left

    34.7 mi · 42 min

  74. 74

    Take the exit slight right toward I-84 east, US 6 east

    2101 ft · 51 sec

  75. 75

    Keep slight left

    1448 ft · 35 sec

  76. 76

    Keep slight right to continue on I 84 East, I 380 South: Mt Pocono, Milford

    2050 ft · 39 sec

  77. 77

    Merge slight left

    3.4 mi · 4 min

  78. 78

    Keep slight left to continue on I 84 East: Milford

    129.1 mi · 2 hr 33 min

  79. 79

    Keep slight right to continue on Waterbury

    42.7 mi · 51 min

  80. 80

    Keep slight right

    14.2 mi · 19 min

  81. 81

    Keep slight left

    2.3 mi · 3 min

  82. 82

    Keep slight left to continue on I 84 East: Boston

    39.7 mi · 46 min

  83. 83

    Merge slight left onto Massachusetts Turnpike

    55.6 mi · 1 hr 7 min · Massachusetts Turnpike

  84. 84

    Take the exit slight left toward I 93: South Station, Concord New Hampshire, Quincy

    156 m · 13 sec

  85. 85

    Keep slight right to continue on South Station

    1718 ft · 47 sec

  86. 86

    Turn left onto Kneeland Street

    525 ft · 22 sec · Kneeland Street

  87. 87

    Turn right onto Lincoln Street

    1345 ft · 53 sec · Lincoln Street

  88. 88

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Summer Street

    25 m · 4 sec · Summer Street

  89. 89

    Turn right onto Devonshire Street

    687 ft · 32 sec · Devonshire Street

  90. 90

    Turn left onto Franklin Street

    53 m · 8 sec · Franklin Street

  91. 91

    Turn right onto Arch Street

    141 m · 20 sec · Arch Street

  92. 92

    Turn left onto Milk Street

    84 m · 11 sec · Milk Street

  93. 93

    Continue on Washington Street

    737 ft · 33 sec · Washington Street

  94. 94

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Court Street

    144 m · 20 sec · Court Street

  95. 95

    Turn left onto Tremont Street

    102 m · 12 sec · Tremont Street

  96. 96

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Tremont Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Lynden and Boston.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
96 steps
31 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
26
12 merges, 14 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
3.1 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 90 East
872 mi · 28%
SD Highway 34
819 mi · 26%
I 80 East
278 mi · 9%
Ohio Turnpike
218 mi · 7%
I 84 East
173 mi · 6%
US Highway 212
158 mi · 5%
Longest Stretch

SD Highway 34

Continue straight

629 mi · 10h 31m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
56h 38m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
113h 16m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+661.1 mi
2474.5 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Crooks
28h 19m from Lynden
Leave By
6:44 PM PDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Areas Of Fog then Sunny leaving Lynden and Mostly Sunny near Boston.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Lynden to Boston?

The road trip is about 3135.6 miles (5046.3 km) and usually takes 56h 38m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Crooks is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1527.1 miles from Lynden and 1608.5 miles from Boston.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 2474.5 miles (3982.4 km), while the road route adds roughly 661.1 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $615.32 one way or $1,230.65 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 983.3 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 3 hour time difference between Lynden and Boston, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Areas Of Fog then Sunny around Lynden and Mostly Sunny near Boston.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Lynden and Boston. Straight-line distance: 2474.57 mi (3982.43 km).

Lynden

#1 Lynden

City in Washington, United States

Population15,408
Coordinates48.9465000, -122.4521100
Altitude33
CountryUnited States
Boston

#2 Boston

The twenty-first most populous city in the United States and the center of the Boston metropolitan area.

Population691,531
Coordinates42.3584300, -71.0597700
Altitude14
CountryUnited States
Start: Lynden (-122.45211, 48.9465)
End: Boston (-71.05977, 42.35843)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 5046 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)104h 28m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)78h 23m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)62h 42m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)52h 15m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)44h 47m
80 mph (129 km/h)39h 07m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
110.65 gal
418.85 L · about $615.32
Round trip
$1,230.65
221.3 gal · 837.7 L
Estimated CO2
983.3 kg one way
Round trip: 1966.7 kg / 4336 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $5.56 $615.32 $1,230.65
Mid-grade $5.79 $640.88 $1,281.77
Premium $6.06 $670.32 $1,340.64
Diesel $7.22 $799.34 $1,598.67

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in Washington · Sep 15, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 3 hours time gap between Lynden, WA and Boston, MA. The current time in Lynden is 04:20:28, although it is 07:20:28 in Boston.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.